Home › Words › R › rebellingrebellingrebelling means an act or feeling of rebellion.EtymologyFrom Middle English rebellyng; equivalent to rebel + -ing.nounAn act or feeling of rebellion.e.g.“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.” — 1909, Justin McCarthy, Julian Revelstone: A Romance, page 41:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rebelliousness 79% match — The state of being rebellious. vs rebelling →rebelly 73% match — rebellious vs rebelling →mutinying 73% match — An act of mutiny or rebellion. vs rebelling →rebelliously 71% match — In a rebellious manner. vs rebelling →rebelsome 70% match — Characteristic of a rebel; marked by rebellion or rebelliousness vs rebelling →rebeller 70% match — One who rebels; a rebel. vs rebelling →revolt 70% match — To rebel, particularly against authority. vs rebelling →antirebellion 68% match — Opposing or countering rebellion. vs rebelling →