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I had hoped that he has mouth smell or something other repelling, but nothing! It was even charming.
Michelle Hunziker

Meaning of "repelling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPELLING

repelling  [rɪˈpelɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repelling is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb repelling in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPELLING

PRESENT

Present
I repel
you repel
he/she/it repels
we repel
you repel
they repel
Present continuous
I am repelling
you are repelling
he/she/it is repelling
we are repelling
you are repelling
they are repelling
Present perfect
I have repelled
you have repelled
he/she/it has repelled
we have repelled
you have repelled
they have repelled
Present perfect continuous
I have been repelling
you have been repelling
he/she/it has been repelling
we have been repelling
you have been repelling
they have been repelling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I repelled
you repelled
he/she/it repelled
we repelled
you repelled
they repelled
Past continuous
I was repelling
you were repelling
he/she/it was repelling
we were repelling
you were repelling
they were repelling
Past perfect
I had repelled
you had repelled
he/she/it had repelled
we had repelled
you had repelled
they had repelled
Past perfect continuous
I had been repelling
you had been repelling
he/she/it had been repelling
we had been repelling
you had been repelling
they had been repelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will repel
you will repel
he/she/it will repel
we will repel
you will repel
they will repel
Future continuous
I will be repelling
you will be repelling
he/she/it will be repelling
we will be repelling
you will be repelling
they will be repelling
Future perfect
I will have repelled
you will have repelled
he/she/it will have repelled
we will have repelled
you will have repelled
they will have repelled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been repelling
you will have been repelling
he/she/it will have been repelling
we will have been repelling
you will have been repelling
they will have been repelling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would repelling
you would repelling
he/she/it would repelling
we would repelling
you would repelling
they would repelling
Conditional continuous
I would be repelling
you would be repelling
he/she/it would be repelling
we would be repelling
you would be repelling
they would be repelling
Conditional perfect
I would have repelling
you would have repelling
he/she/it would have repelling
we would have repelling
you would have repelling
they would have repelling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been repelling
you would have been repelling
he/she/it would have been repelling
we would have been repelling
you would have been repelling
they would have been repelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you repel
we let´s repel
you repel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to repel
Past participle
repelled
Present Participle
repelling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPELLING


bookselling
ˈbʊkˌselɪŋ
bowling
ˈbəʊlɪŋ
calling
ˈkɔːlɪŋ
ceiling
ˈsiːlɪŋ
excelling
ɪkˈselɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
gelling
ˈdʒelɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
hot-selling
ˌhɒtˈselɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
rolling
ˈrəʊlɪŋ
self-propelling
ˌselfprəˈpelɪŋ
selling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
sterling
ˈstɜːlɪŋ
storytelling
ˈstɔːrɪˌtelɪŋ
sweet-smelling
ˌswiːtˈsmelɪŋ
taletelling
ˈteɪlˌtelɪŋ
telling
ˈtɛlɪŋ
up-selling
ˈʌpˌselɪŋ
willing
ˈwɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPELLING

repel
repellance
repellancy
repellant
repellantly
repelled
repellence
repellency
repellent
repellently
repeller
repellingly
repent
repentance
repentant
repentantly
repenter
repentingly
repeople
repercuss

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPELLING

bestselling
billing
chilling
compelling
controlling
cycling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
falling
filling
fulfilling
installing
killing
modelling
polling
scrolling
spelling
start the ball rolling
swelling
travelling

Synonyms and antonyms of repelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPELLING»

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

Translation of «repelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPELLING

Find out the translation of repelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

排斥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repelente
570 millions of speakers

English

repelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

repelling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отталкивающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repelindo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répulsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menangkis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abstoß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反発
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Repelling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đẩy lùi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाळण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

repellente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpychanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відразлива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respingere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απώθησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afweer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

repellerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

repelling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repelling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPELLING»

The term «repelling» is regularly used and occupies the 63.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPELLING» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «REPELLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word repelling.
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Michelle Hunziker
I had hoped that he has mouth smell or something other repelling, but nothing! It was even charming.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPELLING»

Discover the use of repelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
The book's appendixes provide an introduction to cryptography and a list of resources (also posted to the book's Web site) that readers can rely on for tracking further security developments.Armed with the authors' hard-won knowledge of how ...
William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, Aviel D. Rubin, 2003
2
The Vampire Survival Bible - Identifying, Avoiding, ...
Mark Stephen Penke. Protecng Yourself Survival Points • Garlic is a cheap and effecve Vampire Repellent. • Eang Garlic and/or taking Garlic Pills will make you “ damaged goods” to the Undead. • Wearing a Cross or Crucifix is a foolproof way  ...
Mark Stephen Penke, 2012
3
Ng1 Part One
Hawthorn's planet cruiser and the first empire planet cruiser exchanged large atomic cannon fire hitting each other's repelling shields. The empire cannon fire that hit the rebel repelling shields rocked the planet cruiser slightly from side to side ...
Michael L. McCloskey, 2009
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Ng1 Part Three
To take out a repelling shield extender is a prized shot by pilots. The pilot can just as easily choose the planet cruiser as the target and let loose with many powerful cannon shots just trying to take out whatever part of the planet cruiser he can ...
Michael L. McCloskey, 2009
5
Ng1 Part Two
Hawthorn then said just as quickly, “Well, Engee's second said the same devices that rendered their mapping equipment useless are on their planet cruiser repelling shields and their planetary repelling shields. The Engee second told Engee ...
Michael L. McCloskey, 2009
6
A philosophical and mathematical dictionary: containing an ...
RENDERING, in Building. See Pargeting. REPEATING Circle. See Circui.a r Instruments. REPELLING Power, in Physics, is a certain power or faculty, residing in the minute particles of natural bodies, by which, under certain circumstances, ...
Charles Hutton, 1815
7
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10: 10
Comprises the proceedings of Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10, held July 29th through August 1st, 2003 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. This volume includes information on chemical signalling among vertebrates.
R.T. Mason, Michael P. Lemaster, Dietland Müller-Schwarze, 2006
8
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(3) Nematocides. The term "nemato- cide" as defined in the Act includes all preparations intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any invertebrate animals in the Class Ne- matoda of the Phylum Nemathelminthes, inhabiting ...
‎1974
9
First Law Of Physics, Let There Be Light
It is the repelling component of the trinity particle that encapsulates the attracting component and opposes the force of the attraction component giving rise to the formation of matter with a physical presence. It is the repelling component that ...
Miles Pelton, 2013
10
Syntheses of Shark-repelling Saponins Pavoninin-4, Analogs ...
(25R)-5alpha-Cholesta-3beta,16alpha,26-triol ( 102) and (25R)-5alpha-cholesta-3beta,15alpha,26-triol (106) were synthesized, via (25R)-5alpha-cholesta-3beta,16beta,26-triol 98, from diosgenin in 52% yield over six steps and 47% yield over ...
Hua Gong, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repelling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
If these walls could pee: San Francisco installs urine-repelling walls
San Francisco has chosen nine walls in two city neighborhoods to receive a coat of hydrophobic paint that will repel urine back onto perpetrators. The pilot ... «RT, Jul 15»
2
San Francisco introduces pee-repelling walls to reward public …
Forget the pay wall, San Franciscans have got a lot more to worry about when it comes to technology infiltrating their daily lives. To combat public urinators, SF's ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
3
Try It Before You Buy It: Insect Repelling Super Bands
The Evergreen Research Insect Repelling Super Bands are bracelets you wear around your wrist or ankle, and claim to be an alternative to sticky, smelly sprays. «WZZM, Jul 15»
4
Research clarifies the physics of water repelling surfaces
Researchers have gained valuable insights into the behaviour of water on strongly hydrophobic (water-repelling) surfaces. Understanding this behaviour should ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
Afghan forces repel guest house attack as residents cower in fear
KABUL — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani praised security forces on Wednesday for repelling a Taliban assault on a Kabul guesthouse, which sparked a ... «Washington Post, May 15»
6
Make Your Own Reusable Mosquito-Repelling Bracelet
You can buy those ugly little plastic mosquito repellent bracelets, but why not make yourself something much more attractive that you also can reuse? One Good ... «Lifehacker, May 15»
7
Pee-repelling paint to deter public urination being considered by …
The Gold Coast City Council is weighing up a novel solution to the problem of people peeing in the city's streets. The council is considering whether a special ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
8
AstraZeneca chief rewarded with 5% pay rise after repelling Pfizer …
AstraZeneca chief rewarded with 5% pay rise after repelling Pfizer takeover bid. Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
9
Lasers help create water-repelling, light-absorbing, self-cleaning …
The advance could help prevent icing and rust, collect heat more effectively and perhaps even translate to other materials, leading to water-repelling electronics. «Gizmag, Jan 15»
10
NeverWet's Clear Water-Repelling Spray: Less Magic, More Wet
When we tried the first iteration of Rustoleum's seemingly magic, liquid-repelling spray, we were actually pretty damn impressed—water beading off toilet paper ... «Gizmodo, Jan 15»

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