mutiny
noun
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
mutinied
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past participleof mutiny.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mutiny.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mutinynounrevolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
Example Sentences
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Peng began as a commander in the China-backed Burmese Communist Party, but he mutinied in 1989 as Chinese support stopped, breaking the Burmese Communist Party up into several armed insurgent groups.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
There was further controversy last year when members of the Spanish women's team mutinied against their coach Jorge Vilda.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023
A few years after the showdown at Worms, unpaid troops in the Habsburg Emperor’s army mutinied, then sacked Rome and the Vatican.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023
In 326 BCE, his exhausted troops mutinied and refused to advance to the Ganges River in central India as Alexander desired.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
But when he tried to get up, his body mutinied against movement.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
