revolt
verb (used without object)
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
were revolting
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past progressiveof revolt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas has revealed she was told her stretch marks were "revolting" by a dance judge, six weeks after giving birth.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
"The Brits were revolting," quipped Vertical Research analyst Rob Stallard.
From Reuters ● May 13, 2022
Perhaps it was user error, but the results were revolting.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
One classroom had black mold, and the bugs were revolting.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2018
These three manifestations,—the fugitive-slave law, the Dred Scott decision, and the anarchy in Kansas,—though they were revolting in the extreme and indescribably painful, hastened the end.
From The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham
