verb
- engaging in or carrying out a mutiny; rebelling against authority, especially military or naval authority
Usage: present participle of ‘mutiny’; often used in military or nautical contexts
Examples
- The sailors were mutining against their cruel captain.
- Reports came in of soldiers mutining at the remote outpost.
- The crew had been mutining for weeks before taking control of the ship.
- Historical records show troops mutining over unpaid wages.
- The prisoners were caught mutining against the guards.
- Officers feared their men might start mutining if conditions didn’t improve.