repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
are repelling
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present progressiveof repel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead its troops are repelling wave after wave of Russian attacks.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
“It’s just significant in terms of the daily barrage we get and are repelling to help protect us,” Mr. Dresen said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
"Bakhmut is holding on despite everything. And even though most of the town has been destroyed by Russian strikes, our soldiers are repelling constant Russian attempts to advance," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
From Reuters ● Jan. 8, 2023
“They are repelling the enemy’s onslaught and holding the defense.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
It's you who are repelling me, don't forget that....
From The Frontier by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
