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# repelling

verb form (present participle of repel: repel, repels, repelled, repelling); adjective (a repelling force)

«repelling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m1)
2. (science) Magnets are repelling when like poles (north and north, or south and south) push away from each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m2)
3. Repelling an attack means fighting it off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m3)
4. (rarer) Something repelling can make you feel disgust (more often "repellent" or "repulsive"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on magnets, like poles repel and unlike poles attract; you can feel the repelling force. Waterproof coats are good at repelling water. Insect spray works by repelling mosquitoes. In history, castles were built for repelling attackers.

### Examples

- The two north poles are repelling each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x1)
- Feel how the magnets push apart — they're repelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x2)
- This coat is great at repelling rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x3)
- Citronella candles help with repelling mosquitoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x4)
- The soldiers succeeded in repelling the attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x5)
- Oil and water are repelling each other in the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x6)
- Ducks' feathers are good at repelling water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x7)

### Note

Double l: repel → repelled, repelling. Opposite: attract. Noun: repulsion; "repellent" is a spray or an adjective. Remember: like poles repel, unlike (opposite) poles attract.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repelling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repelling.html) on Mova free.