- present participle of revolt.
revolting
Americanadjective
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causing revulsion; nauseating, disgusting, or repulsive
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informal unpleasant or nasty
that dress is revolting
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Etymology
Origin of revolting
Explanation
Something revolting is disgusting or distasteful; it turns your stomach and can offend your senses. Things that are revolting are physically upsetting, like finding hair in your soup or stepping in dog poop. Eating spoiled food is revolting. Also, revolting things can be less physical. Learning that a friend lied to you is revolting. Corruption in government is revolting. Injustice is revolting. Many people find obscenity revolting. If it offends, disgusts, or upsets you, it's revolting.
Vocabulary lists containing revolting
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Example Sentences
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And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The new policy is an attempt to be “flexible” as situations change, the company said, but some shareholders appear to be revolting.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
I think it may be the single most revolting pedicure in the history of film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Who ever heard of angry revolutionists all harmonizing “We Shall Overcome . . . Suum Day ...” while tripping and swaying along arm-in-arm with the very people they were supposed to be angrily revolting against?
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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