[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repelling.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / repelling

[← R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/R/)

# repelling

«repelling» in Mova's school dictionary: **pushing something away or keeping it away** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (present participle of repel: repel, repels, repelled, repelling); adjective (a repelling force)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m1)

2) (science) Magnets are repelling when like poles (north and north, or south and south) push away from each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m2)

3) Repelling an attack means fighting it off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m3)

4) (rarer) Something repelling can make you feel disgust (more often "repellent" or "repulsive"). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on magnets, like poles repel and unlike poles attract; you can feel the repelling force. Waterproof coats are good at repelling water. Insect spray works by repelling mosquitoes. In history, castles were built for repelling attackers.

### examples

- The two north poles are repelling each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x1)
- Feel how the magnets push apart — they're repelling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x2)
- This coat is great at repelling rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x3)
- Citronella candles help with repelling mosquitoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x4)
- The soldiers succeeded in repelling the attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x5)
- Oil and water are repelling each other in the jar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x6)
- Ducks' feathers are good at repelling water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/#x7)

### note

Double l: repel → repelled, repelling. Opposite: attract. Noun: repulsion; "repellent" is a spray or an adjective. Remember: like poles repel, unlike (opposite) poles attract.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «repelling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.