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Repulsing | Repulsed

Repulsing meaning

present participle and gerund of repulse

Using Repulsing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of repulse
  • In the example corpus, repulsing often appears in combinations such as: repulsing the, in repulsing.

Context around Repulsing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

swiftly 1× day 1× 1952 1×

Often after:

enemy 1× force 1×

Sentence patterns with Repulsing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fire in repulsing enemy attacks 1× for swiftly repulsing the attack 1× it was repulsing the attacks 1× leadership with repulsing a severe 1× next day repulsing a british 1× than in repulsing the invaders 1× to 1952 repulsing several greek 1× while a repulsing force under 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fierce fighting raged 1× furthermore the federal 1× hunt strove to 1× reno credited benteen 1× snow understands the 1× the americans withdrew 1×

Common sentence endings:

a british advance 1× court of inquiry 1× nuclei is dominant 1× of the settlements 1× prague spring events 1× s foot soldiers 1×

Words around Repulsing

Just before it in the word index:

repulsed 107 repulse 22 repulsa 4 repugnants 2 repugnant 56 repugnance 5

Just after it in the word index:

repulsion 62 repulsions 4 repulsive 85 repulsively 2 repulsor 6 repurchase 239

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Repulsing

  • In this selection, "repulsing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, swiftly, day, 1952, enemy and force stand out and add context to how "repulsing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fire in repulsing enemy attacks and for swiftly repulsing the attack. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "repulsing" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with repulsing

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

Short example sentences

The Americans withdrew north up the island to Harlem Heights, where they battled the next day repulsing a British advance. (20 words)

Reno credited Benteen's leadership with repulsing a severe attack on the portion of the perimeter held by Companies H and M. Reno Court of Inquiry. (26 words)

The army was involved in a number of border skirmishes from 1948 to 1952, repulsing several Greek attacks, and took part in the suppression of the Prague spring events. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements. (39 words)

Snow understands the White Walker threat could destroy all of the Seven Kingdoms and is less interested in the great game of power than in repulsing the invaders, who even now march on his seat at Winterfell. (37 words)

Furthermore, the Federal Government of Somalia also commends the Kenya Defence Force and the U.S Africa Command for swiftly repulsing the attack, thus inflicting heavy defeat on the Al Shabab terror organization. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements.

Furthermore, the Federal Government of Somalia also commends the Kenya Defence Force and the U.S Africa Command for swiftly repulsing the attack, thus inflicting heavy defeat on the Al Shabab terror organization.

Hunt strove to employ his artillery mainly to supplement friendly infantry fire in repulsing enemy attacks by concentrating his artillery firepower and then using that power primarily against the opponent’s foot soldiers.

Snow understands the White Walker threat could destroy all of the Seven Kingdoms and is less interested in the great game of power than in repulsing the invaders, who even now march on his seat at Winterfell.

Reno credited Benteen's leadership with repulsing a severe attack on the portion of the perimeter held by Companies H and M. Reno Court of Inquiry.

The Americans withdrew north up the island to Harlem Heights, where they battled the next day repulsing a British advance.

The army was involved in a number of border skirmishes from 1948 to 1952, repulsing several Greek attacks, and took part in the suppression of the Prague spring events.

When the ions are exerted in tension force, the inter-ionic spacing increases creating an electrostatic attractive force, while a repulsing force under compressive force between the atomic nuclei is dominant.

Common combinations with repulsing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "repulsing" in a sentence?
An example: "Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "repulsing" from authentic English texts.
What does "repulsing" mean?
Repulsing means: present participle and gerund of repulse
How many example sentences with "repulsing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "repulsing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.