Crossword-Solution: REPULSE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Repulse | v. t. | To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. |
| Repulse | v. t. | To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. |
| Repulse | n. | The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. |
| Repulse | n. | Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| REPULSE | anagram | SLURPEE |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AETER
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greedy person
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Sentences with REPULSE (5)
With thy permission then, and thus forewarnd Chiefly by what thy own last reasoning words Touchd onely, that our trial, when least sought, May finde us both perhaps farr less prepar’d, The willinger I goe, nor much expect A Foe so proud will first the weaker seek; So bent, the more shall shame him his repulse.
The animal, who was as homeless as she, respectfully withdrew a step or two when the woman moved, and, seeing that she did not repulse him, he licked her hand again.
For proof, ere this thou feel’st Thy wound (yet not thy last and deadliest wound) By this repulse received, and hold’st in Hell No triumph; in all her gates Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.
The men of Torquas had perfected huge guns with which their uncanny marksmanship had permitted them to repulse the few determined efforts that near-by red nations had made to explore their country by means of battle fleets of airships.
Still he shook his head, and finally he drew her to him very gently and stooped to kiss her, but first he looked into her eyes and waited to learn if she were pleased, or if she would repulse him.
Quotes with REPULSE (3)
Admittedly, art is somewhat like spit. It does not repulse or even worry is while it is still inside of us, but once it exits our body, it becomes disgusting.
Man is encased, as though in a shell, in the particular ranking of the simplest values and value-qualities which represent the objective side of his *ordo amoris*, values which have not yet been shaped into things and goods. He carries this shell along with him wherever he goes and cannot escape from it no matter how quickly he runs. He perceives the world and himself through the windows of this shell, and perceives no more of the world, of himself, or of anything else beside…
The shadows have both been my refuge and my repulse.
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Rock & Roll, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 33 times in crossword archives (1942–2023).