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mutiny

/ˈmju.tə.ni/noun, verb3 syllables

Mutiny means: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers).

What does mutiny mean?2

noun

1

open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

verb

1

engage in a mutiny against an authority

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mutiny?1

three syllables

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Mutiny in a sentence

  • The captain was unable to understand the reasons for the mutiny.araneo
  • The captain was incapable of understanding the reasons for the mutiny.araneo
  • A mutiny on my ship? It's completely impossible.maaster
  • The mutiny was nipped in the bud.AlanF_US
  • The president vowed to squash the mutiny.Amastan
  • We've put down an attempted mutiny.rul
  • Tom was court-martialed on the grounds of mutiny and disobeying orders.Spamster

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mutiny

as a noun

plural
mutinies

as a verb

past tense
mutinied
present participle
mutinying
third-person singular
mutinies
past participle
mutinied