revolting
pronunciation
How to pronounce revolting in British English:
UK [rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ]
How to pronounce revolting in American English:
US [rɪˈvoʊltɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Word Origin
- revolting (adj.)
- 1590s, "that revolts, given to revolt, rebellious," present participle adjective from revolt (v.). Sense of "repulsive" is from 1806. Related: Revoltingly.
Example
- 1. What a revolting smell of rotting cabbage .
- 2. It 's not impossible to change society 's mind about what 's revolting , but it 's definitely difficult .
- 3. As anyone who googles his surname will discover ( don 't let your children try ) , many gay americans abhor him and will resort to any revolting prank to besmirch his name .
- 4. To his surprise instead of revolting , patrick started yelling in joy !
- 5. The food looked absolutely revolting .