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Definition of Repulsing
1. repulse [v] - See also: repulse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repulsing
Literary usage of Repulsing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian Tales, Hymns, Litanies, Invocations by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"THE CHAPTER OF repulsing SERPENTS (OR WORMS). Nu, the overseer of the palace,
the chancellor-in-chief, triumphant, saith: " Hail, thou serpent Rerek, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"1649, Vaughan led the charge in repulsing him, but was killed, dying ' bravely
at the head of his men,' who were thereupon seized with panic, and could not ..."
3. A Dictionary of All Officers, who Have Been Commissioned, Or Have Been by Charles Kitchell Gardner (1853)
"Asa Morgan (Con) Fut It Lht drugs 13 June '08: Capt Jan. '10: disband. creek,
near Black Rock, repulsing a superior force of the enemy 3 Aug. May 44. ..."
4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... to provide for the repulsing of such imminent and evident danger, not by any
new law of their own making, as had been untruly suggested to his majesty, ..."
5. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson (1851)
"He stood repeated assaults, repulsing the enemy in them all; and undismayed even
by the death of his brave associate De la Lande, who was killed by a ..."
6. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government by Walter Frederick Beyer, Oscar Frederick Keydel (1907)
"About 5 PM, after repulsing five successive charges of the enemy, we found
ourselves without ammunition. The enemy were about 100 yards in our front, ..."
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