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Repressing is an English word with synonyms like inhibitory or repressive. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Repressing meaning

present participle and gerund of repress

Synonyms of Repressing

Using Repressing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of repress
  • Useful related words include: inhibitory, repressive, restrictive.
  • In the example corpus, repressing often appears in combinations such as: repressing the, was repressing, repressing all.

Context around Repressing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Repressing

  • In this selection, "repressing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lads, ballard, innumerable, conventions, anger and calls stand out and add context to how "repressing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3 from repressing to activating and accused of repressing their inhabitants. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "repressing" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with repressing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The process of repressing anger absorbs a tremendous amount of our personal power. (13 words)

Roan also reflected on growing up repressing her sexuality with bipolar II disorder aged 12. (15 words)

The lyrics were a simple declaration of needing independence from someone who was repressing them. (15 words)

Throughout the series, we see glimpses of the abuse James suffered at the hands of his father—the exact factor that shakes him out of his emotional detachment and forces him to confront the pain and grief he has been repressing. (41 words)

As the five-year-old is expected to attend the service on Saturday, experts have shared their tips on how Kate could keep Prince Louis's behaviour under control without repressing the boy's spirit. (35 words)

Doing nothing, conforming to the status quo of the Jedi and repressing every emotion and gut feeling that he had was what drove the Republic-era Jedi order into the ground and himself into hiding. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

As the five-year-old is expected to attend the service on Saturday, experts have shared their tips on how Kate could keep Prince Louis's behaviour under control without repressing the boy's spirit.

I prided myself on becoming one of the “lads”, repressing my own antipathy in the process.

The team hopes to portray Hulk as more frightening than ever before, and with a destiny different from usual arcs that have Banner controlling or repressing his alter ego.

Throughout the series, we see glimpses of the abuse James suffered at the hands of his father—the exact factor that shakes him out of his emotional detachment and forces him to confront the pain and grief he has been repressing.

Between the time of the alleged rape and the time she reported it, Lynch had minimal contact with Ballard, repressing the memory in favor of attending to other emotional concerns, she said.

Roan also reflected on growing up repressing her sexuality with bipolar II disorder aged 12.

The lyrics were a simple declaration of needing independence from someone who was repressing them.

The individual Japanese soldier’s whole outlook and attitude toward life was influenced by his home life, his schooling, his particular social environment with its innumerable repressing conventions, and his military training.

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The process of repressing anger absorbs a tremendous amount of our personal power.

Whether the party succeeds in repressing calls for its disarmament, like it did in the past, is anybody’s guess.

Doing nothing, conforming to the status quo of the Jedi and repressing every emotion and gut feeling that he had was what drove the Republic-era Jedi order into the ground and himself into hiding.

I gave Leather Jacket Man a wide berth and continued on my way, repressing all memory of that moment until I made it to my destination that night.

There is no reasonable justification for singling out Israel and Israeli academia for boycotts over and above those of other countries similarly accused of repressing their inhabitants or occupying foreign territories.

While Riley is supported by her MKE sisters to fight back against Brian and the other men who are repressing women, a mysterious black-masked stalker begins killing some of their fellow sorority members.

I realised I had spent the first two years of my son’s life repressing trauma in order to protect us both, but it was, at last, finding its way to the surface.

Marabini’s sentiments came in the wake of a social media outburst by comedian Carl Joshua Ncube that there was an eight-member “Mafia” killing the arts industry by repressing Bulawayo artistes.

Beta-catenin acts as a co-factor that alters the activity of the transcription factor tcf-3 from repressing to activating, which initiates the synthesis of gene products critical for mesoderm differentiation and gastrulation.

Doe had already been repressing and crushing internal opposition for some time, when in November 1985 another coup attempt against him failed.

In his opinion, science has become a repressing ideology, even though it arguably started as a liberating movement.

It was released for the first time on CD in addition to a repressing of the 12-inch vinyl single.

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Common combinations with repressing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "repressing" in a sentence?
An example: "As the five-year-old is expected to attend the service on Saturday, experts have shared their tips on how Kate could keep Prince Louis's behaviour under control without repressing the boy's spirit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "repressing" from authentic English texts.
What does "repressing" mean?
Repressing means: present participle and gerund of repress
What are synonyms of "repressing"?
Common synonyms of "repressing" include: inhibitory, repressive, restrictive.
How many example sentences with "repressing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "repressing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.