Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mutiny
IPA transcription: [mj'utəni]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mutiny
    Meaning: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mutiny
    Meaning: engage in a mutiny against an authority
Usage examples
  • My men are on the point of mutiny."
  • Mutiny, it was plain, hung over us like a thunder-cloud.
  • If there is a mutiny, you and your captains shall be held personally responsible.
  • The eldest fought with distinction throughout the Indian Mutiny and in the defence of Lucknow, and another commanded the crack cavalry regiment, the "Guides," at Peshawar, and fell fighting in one of the turbulent North of India wars.