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revolting
" The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game."
Rob Bishop

Meaning of "revolting" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REVOLTING

rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REVOLTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Revolting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REVOLTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Revolt (disambiguation)

A revolution or revolt is an attempt to fundamentally change an organizational structure in a relatively short period of time. The adjective revolting can refer either to revolution as above, or to disgust. Revolt may also refer to: ▪ Revolt, an American cable television network, by Sean Combs ▪ The Revolt, a 1951 history book ▪ Re-Volt, a 1999 video game by Acclaim Entertainment Music ▪ Revolt, 1999 ▪ Revolt, 2010 ▪ "Revolt", a 2010 song by The Dreams...

Definition of revolting in the English dictionary

The definition of revolting in the dictionary is causing revulsion; nauseating, disgusting, or repulsive. Other definition of revolting is unpleasant or nasty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REVOLTING

belting · consulting · defaulting · felting · halting · insulting · jolting · lilting · malting · melting · pole-vaulting · quilting · salting · smelting · vaulting

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REVOLTING

revolt · revoltingly · revolute · revolution · revolutional · revolutionaries · revolutionarily · revolutionary · Revolutionary calendar · Revolutionary War · Revolutionary Wars · revolutioner · revolutionise · revolutionism · revolutionist · revolutionize · revolvable · revolvably · revolve · revolvency

WORDS THAT END LIKE REVOLTING

acting · computing · connecting · contrasting · cutting · dating · eating · exciting · existing · fan vaulting · fighting · flash smelting · frosting · heating · horse vaulting · hunting · interesting · lighting · listing · palm vaulting

Synonyms and antonyms of revolting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REVOLTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «revolting» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «revolting» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF REVOLTING

Find out the translation of revolting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of revolting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «revolting» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

令人厌恶的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

repugnante
570 millions of speakers
en

English

revolting
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

विद्रोही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَرِيه
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

отвратительный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

revoltante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিকর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

révoltant
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Memberontak
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

scheußlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

実に嫌な
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

역하게 하는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Revolting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh tởm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அருவருப்பானவற்றை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विद्रोही
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

iğrenç
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rivoltante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

oburzający
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

огидний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

revoltător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκρουστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oproerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprörande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprørsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of revolting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REVOLTING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about revolting

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7 QUOTES WITH «REVOLTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word revolting.
1
Rob Bishop
The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game.
2
Claire Bloom
Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it.
3
Taylor Caldwell
In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
4
Dawn French
My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.
5
Colin Hanks
Keep in my mind my dad didn't become a huge, huge mega actor until I was halfway through high school - so right around the time he's going through his big renaissance is right when I'm starting to do my high school revolting.
6
Flannery O'Connor
It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poor, for even when he writes about the rich, he is more concerned with what they lack than with what they have.
7
Dodie Smith
There is something revolting about the way girls' minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REVOLTING»

Discover the use of revolting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to revolting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Revolting Bodies?: The Struggle to Redefine Fat Identity
This work examines a number of sites of struggle over the cultural meaning of fatness.
Kathleen LeBesco, 2004
2
Shibboleth: My Revolting Life
" In this book, Penny takes us from his strict lower-middle class childhood and his experiences in art school to the Crass years, the hippies, and Free Festivals, including the now legendary, illegal Stonehenge Festival, of which Rimbaud ...
Penny Rimbaud, 1998
3
Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp
The revolt (and laughs) continue as Nick and Sheeni escape to Paris. Soon things go seriously (and hilariously) amiss. Oui, America's most dangerous teenager may be too outrageous for Europe.
C. D. Payne, 2006
4
Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp
Praise for Youth in Revolt "The funniest book you'll read this year." —Los Angeles Times "This hilariously cynical sex farce about bright teenagers combines creaky Shakespearean plot twists with real insights about growing up in the ...
C.D. Payne, 2009
5
Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out
This compilation of witty, insightful, and readable writings on the various aspects of alternative librarianship edited by two outspoken library professionals is a sequel to Revolting Librarians, which was published in 1972.
Katia Roberto, Jessamyn West, 2003
6
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the ...
Tra-la-laaa!
Dav Pilkey, 2013
7
That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation
This updated edition contains seven new selections that cover everything from rural, working-class youth in Massachusetts to gay life in New Orleans to the infamous Drop the Debt/Stop AIDS action in New York.
Mattilda Sycamore, 2008
8
The Atheists Are Revolting!
This book hacks at the shiny veneer of 'God is love' and reveals the true message of the Christian religion: 'serve God or burn'.
Nick Gisburne, 2007
9
Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible + Fried: My Life as a ...
The Revolting Cocks--sex, mind-numbing noise, chaos, drugs, and clashing egos.
Chris Connelly, 2008
10
Taxes, the Tea Party, and Those Revolting Rebels: A History ...
Uncannily relevant to today's world, this whimsical and informative pictorial history tells the story of the original peoples' insurgence.
Stan Mack, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REVOLTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term revolting is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Yes Men Are Revolting' review: Climate change agitators
The further adventures of Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno — not that those are necessarily their real names — are chronicled in "The Yes Men Are Revolting ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
2
'The Yes Men Are Revolting' Earns An Estimated $45K In VOD
Demonstrating the potential future for specialty film earnings through video on demand, The Orchard has disclosed that The Yes Men Are Revolting, which ... «Deadline, Jun 15»
3
Jimmy Savile: critics hail Alistair McGowan's role as 'revolting' DJ
One reviewer said McGowan was "riveting" and "revolting" in the role of the shamed DJ and sex offender. Jonathan Maitland's play at north London's Park ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
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Review: In 'The Yes Men Are Revolting,' Prankster Activists Take On …
“The Yes Men Are Revolting,” their third film, has a personal poignancy that is missing in the forerunners, “The Yes Men” (2003) and “The Yes Men Fix the World” ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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The Yes Men Are Revolting
Early in The Yes Men Are Revolting, Jacques Servin, who works using the alias Andy Bichlbaum (and then frequently puts another alias on top of that), conducts ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 15»
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Six 'Revolting' Lessons from Prankster Pros
And through collaborations in their latest film -- The Yes Men Are Revolting, which plays at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival on May 6 -- the pranksters add ... «TheTyee.ca, May 15»
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Dear Coleen: My husband finds me revolting and we've been …
Dear Coleen: My husband finds me revolting and we've been married for 27 years. 19:04, 9 April 2015. Opinion; by ColeenNolan ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Film star's “revolting” sex acts
BY HARRIET CRAWFORD. CHARLIE Chaplin's divorce papers reveal his 'revolting' and 'inhumane' treatment of his teenage wife. The star, then 35, seduced ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
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Illegal immigrant convicted of "revolting" sex offences to get …
An illegal immigrant convicted of "revolting" sex offences is to receive damages after being unlawfully detained by the Home Office for seven months. «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Celia Imrie condemns 'revolting' parents who demand grandparents …
Condemning the trend as "absolutely revolting she added: "In my day you never, ever talked about your inheritance and what you're going to get when your ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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