repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
repels
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present tense formof repel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Bug spray repels them like it repels any other insect, so you just have to kind of hope that you don’t get eaten alive,” Reaves said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"In a dusty plasma, we described how a leading particle attracts the trailing particle, but the trailing particle always repels the leading one," Nemenman explains.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
In the northern Danish city of Aalborg, the firm MyDefence makes equipment that jams and repels drones.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Leveling her wand, she repels SCORPIUS, and she is far stronger.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
