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US
/pɹəˈpɛɫɪŋ/
]
[ UK /pɹəpˈɛlɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /pɹəpˈɛlɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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tending to or capable of propelling
universities...the seats of propulsive thought
the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
propellant fuel for submarines
How To Use propelling In A Sentence
- Stem-cell-enriched CD49f hi cells amplify at dioestrus, or with exogenous progesterone, demonstrating a key role for progesterone in propelling this expansion. Naturejobs - All Jobs
- She looked rather lost unused to choosing between an electric hover or a self-propelling rotary.
- And you'll get the added boost of an extra body propelling the boat forward.
- The synthesised components of the molecule look and act like a rotor blade, propelling the molecule around.
- The report will warn such cuts are impossible while internal combustion engines are the main means for propelling cars. Times, Sunday Times
- The handle (also known as the haft or helve) of the axe, like the carpenter, has a neck, shoulders, back, heel, foot, and toe, propelling the tool into the physical act of shaping a piece of material.
- Suddenly I stopped propelling the ball forward and pierced the prism, ripping a huge jagged scar in it.
- She kicked, propelling herself forward and down until her fingers brushed the muddy bottom.
- Yet the cast manages to coexist capably with the conceit, confidently propelling us through the drama of lords, priests and queens, in ascendance and decline, in Henry's intrigue-ridden court. Theater review: Folger Theatre's 'Henry VIII'
- An unseen director appeared to be propelling her downstage left, towards her predecessor. THE IMAGE OF LAURA