rebelling

/ɹɪbˈɛlɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

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verb

present participle and gerund of rebel

noun

"Clarice, who had obeyed with much patience, although not without some inward rebellings, the dictation of those elders, now felt with a thrill of joy that the time of her freedom had come at last."

From Middle English rebellyng; equivalent to rebel + -ing.

rebellings (plural)

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How do you pronounce rebelling?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪbˈɛlɪŋ/.

What does rebelling mean?

present participle and gerund of rebel

Where does rebelling come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rebelling

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