repelling
/rɪˈpɛlɪŋ/
adjective
- Causing strong dislike or disgust; repulsive.
- His repelling behavior at the dinner table embarrassed his family.
- The repelling odor from the dumpster made us walk the other way.
- The movie's repelling violence caused many viewers to leave early.
- Serving to drive something away or keep it at a distance.
- The fence had a repelling function to keep deer out of the garden.
- This spray has a repelling effect on mosquitoes.
- The repelling force of the magnet kept the two objects apart.
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noun
- The act of driving something away or resisting it.
- The repelling of negative thoughts is an important skill in meditation.
- The spray's repelling of insects lasts for several hours.
- The repelling of the invaders took three days of fighting.