Definitions for repelling

Overview of verb repel

The verb repel has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (7) repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back

(cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")

2. (2) repel, repulse

(be repellent to; cause aversion in)

3. (2) repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back

(force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack")

4. (1) rebuff, snub, repel

(reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal")

5. disgust, gross out, revolt, repel

(fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me")

Overview of adj repelling

The adj repelling has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky

(highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench")