American English pronunciation
How to pronounce repelling
IPA transcription: [ɹə'pɛlɪŋ]
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Verb
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cause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
“push back the urge to smoke”
“beat back the invaders”
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force or drive back
“repel the attacker”
“fight off the onslaught”
“rebuff the attack”
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reject outright and bluntly
“She snubbed his proposal”
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be repellent to; cause aversion in
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fill with distaste
“This spoilt food disgusts me”
Adjective
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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
“distasteful language”
“a loathsome disease”
“the idea of eating meat is repellent to me”
“revolting food”
“a wicked stench”
Usage examples
- He proceeded to justify his usurpation by repelling the foreign invaders of the Empire.
- A rock climber with a white helmet is repelling.
- They are repelling outside the main cardioid.
- Lactoferrin binds to the same lipoproteins thereby repelling the virus particles.