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Meanings of repressing in English

Restrictive of action.

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Usage of repressing in English
1
She thought I was either repressing or not remembering the true events.
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2
He feared the results of the emotion she was repressing so rigidly.
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3
Both the socialists and their successors would eradicate exploitation by repressing it.
Creative Impulse in Industry: A Proposition for Educators
4
Is my anger due to the cruelty I am repressing in myself?
A Dominie in Doubt
5
A curate, walking down repressing bulges and levelling up concavities, ordained order.
The Fortunate Youth
6
Dorothy, repressing her indignation, begged she would go with her to Polwarth.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
7
He tiptoed away from Morgan's door, repressing his desire behind his beard.
Trail's End
8
He's repressing it, but sooner or later he'll have to face it.
Heartbeat
9
Lips pressed into a white line, he was shaking, barely repressing disgust.
Anno Dracula
10
He's repressing a fight impulse; in a few minutes he'll start a quarrel.
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11
China has been widely accused of repressing political and religious freedoms in Tibet.
Radio NZ
12
She seemed to feel in herself all the anguish which he was repressing.
Thyrza
13
All civilized societies have a paramount interest in repressing the rude.
The Disowned — Volume 04
14
Charles answered her contritely, repressing the merry twinkle in his eye.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
15
And so now he was repressing his profound disappointment with food.
Before you know kindness
16
After so many failures you have at length succeeded in repressing your loquacity.
Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic,...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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