repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
have been repelling
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present perfect progressiveof repel.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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After all, they come from plants that have been repelling insects “for millions of years,” says Joel Coats, a distinguished professor emeritus of entomology and toxicology at Iowa State University.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
"We have been repelling boarders, mother," replied the middy, his face wreathed in smiles.
From Within The Enemy's Lines by Oliver Optic
