Hyphenation of repelling

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word repelling? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of repelling:

1.
Cause to move back by force or influence
Repel the enemy Push back the urge to smoke Beat back the invaders
2.
Be repellent to
Cause aversion in
3.
Force or drive back
Repel the attacker Fight off the onslaught Rebuff the attack
4.
Reject outright and bluntly
She snubbed his proposal
5.
Fill with distaste
This spoilt food disgusts me
6.
Highly offensive
Arousing aversion or disgust A disgusting smell Distasteful language A loathsome disease The idea of eating meat is repellent to me Revolting food A wicked stench

Synonyms of repelling:

adj disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky, offensive

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