mutinous in English

adjective
1
(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.
The revolution itself had been carried out mainly by mutinous soldiers, who represented thereafter the only real authority.

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1. She was beginning to feel mutinous.

2. The men became mutinous and insubordinate.

3. Mutinous insurrection is punishable... by death.

4. 3 The men became mutinous and insubordinate.

5. He gave Dixon a mutinous glare.

6. The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island.

7. The mutinous sailors took control of the ship.

8. The captain submitted to his mutinous crew.

9. His own army, stung by defeats, is mutinous.

10. 20 There was a mutinous look in Rosie's eyes.

11. The mutinous children refused to obey their teacher.

12. There was a mutinous look in Rosie's eyes.

13. Let's rescue the loot from that mutinous crew!

14. 20 The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island.

15. My own mutinous spirit has caused me unceasing grief.

16. He was sentenced to death for his mutinous behavior.

17. Uiliami spoke for the army. His men were discontented and mutinous.

18. In this guise he gathered information about mutinous and subversive designs.

19. Neither João VI nor his government made any move against the mutinous units.

20. But in the desert the people are soon thirsty and hungry - and mutinous.

21. Then rate mutinous troops, Jinggangshan, launched agrarian revolution, the creation of a rural revolutionary base.

22. He took her chin between thumb and forefinger, tilting her mutinous face up for his cool inspection.

23. Claggart seeks an interview with Vere and alleges that Billy is involved in a mutinous conspiracy.

24. Animal Farm . George Orwell . Mutinous farm animals run off their oppressor to establish a livestock utopia.

25. Edmund rode with slashing spurs and flailing sword into the ranks of the mutinous archers, his knights hard after him.

26. She stalked off across the road, her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line.

27. However, this transfer was not carried out because of the mutinous conduct of Greek mariners which manned Royal Navy units at Alexandria.

28. If a man was workshy and mutinous I would put him in a cell to cool his heels for a while.

29. With the aid of his spirits, Prospero has ' Bedimmed /The noontide sun, called forth the mutinous winds,/And twixt the green sea and the azured vault/Set roaring war'.

30. Breakaway adjective rebel, revolutionary, rebellious, dissenting, insurgent, seceding, secessionist, heretical, mutinous, insubordinate, insurrectionary, schismatic a Breakaway group Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition

31. " A senior adviser to Mali's interior minister says the country's president is safe and seeking refuge in a military camp after mutinous soldiers launched a coup... the adviser said he was at a military camp where forces are still loyal to him. "

32. Campaigns of Germanicus and A. Caecina Severus in the years 14-16 CE Military action in 14 CE Campaigns in 15 CE Operations in 16 CE Germanicus' campaign had been taken to avenge the Teutoburg slaughter and also partially in reaction to indications of mutinous intent amongst his troops.

33. 2009, Noeleen McIlvenna, quoting journal, 1711, A Very Mutinous People‎[1], Univ of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 18: In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly Bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey.· (transitive) To ornament garishly