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Mutinying

Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mutinied; p. pr. & vb. n. Mutinying.]

  1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.

  2. To fall into strife; to quarrel. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

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mutinying

vb. (present participle of mutiny English)

Usage examples of "mutinying".

The crews mutinying had all been pushed beyond the limits of human endurance, more demanded of them man might be expected.

And now his remaining crew had turned on him, mutinying even as Spock had hinted they might.

The crews mutinying had all been pushed beyond the limits of human endurance, more demanded of them than might be expected.

It had taken all Keff's tact and patience to keep the other ship's crew from mutinying against Narrow Leg and diving through the anomaly—fatally—back toward their homeworld.