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revulsing

revulsing is the present participle and gerund of revulse.

Meaning of revulse

Verb

revulse (third-person singular simple present revulses, present participle revulsing, simple past and past participle revulsed)

  1. To pull back with force.
    • But piercing with his lance Alcmaon, son
      Of Thestor, suddenly revulsed the beam ,
      Which following , Alcmaon to the earth
      Fell prone[…]1791, Homer, translated by W[illiam] Cowper, The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated into Blank Verse, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC

Questions about revulsing

What is revulsing the present participle and gerund of?
Revulsing is the present participle and gerund of revulse.

Words near revulsing in the dictionary

  1. revulsant
  2. revulsants
  3. revulse
  4. revulsed
  5. revulses
  6. revulsing
  7. revulsion
  8. revulsionary
  9. revulsions
  10. revulsive
  11. revulsives

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