Past tense of repulse
regular verb
The past tense of repulse is repulsed. The past participle is also repulsed.
Forms of repulse
| Base form (V1) | repulse /ɹɪˈpʌls/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repulsed |
| Past participle (V3) | repulsed |
| Present participle | repulsing |
| Third person singular | repulses |
Repulsed in a sentence
- The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
- Enemy attempts to land on the south shore of Tungting Lake again were repulsed.[1943 May 11 [1943 May 10], en, “CHINESE STILL FIRM ON TUNGTING SHORES; Japanese Said to Have Made No Decisive Gains in Day”, in The New…. From the entry Dongting
- But the lout looked only to his market, and was not easily repulsed.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, “The Dissolution”, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 6. From the entry lout
- Kellie said she felt deeply repulsed by the image.2026 July 16, Nicholas Muhoro, “Inside the 2004 Brianna Maitland Case: One of Vermont’s Most Haunting Mysteries”, in Skip Boring, archived…. From the entry trooper
- Because redpillers are usually normies or Chadlites while incels are ugly low-value males that women feel innately repulsed by.2018, Rebecca Karlén, anonymous quotee, “Incels: En kartläggning av diskursen på forumet incels.is”, in Uppsala University, archived from…. From the entry Chadlite
Meaning of repulse
- verb To repel or drive back.
- verb To reject or rebuff.
- verb To cause revulsion in; to repel.
Questions about the past tense of repulse
- What is the past tense of repulse?
- The past tense of repulse is repulsed.
- What is the past participle of repulse?
- The past participle of repulse is repulsed.
- Is repulse a regular or irregular verb?
- Repulse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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