1. to rise up in rebellion or mutiny; to revolt against authority
Usage: archaic; literary

1. plural of mutine; persons who mutiny or rebel
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The soldiers threatened to mutines if their pay was not increased.
• The mutines were court-martialed for their uprising.
• History records many instances when crews would mutines against their captains.
• The general feared the mutines would spread discontent through the ranks.
• Shakespeare used the word mutines in his dramatic works to describe rebellious characters.