- present participle of propel.
propelling
Example Sentences
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Part of what he was experiencing, which he knows a great deal more about now, was feeling “the secrets that were the engine propelling my family.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Her win is credited with propelling her into a decades-long career.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Marques, for his part, suggested using holding companies to find a backdoor way into profiting from SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, the dynamic duo propelling Korean stocks higher.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
They want the insider scoop over these worlds that still capture our imaginations, propelling them into new and fantastical places while keeping us grounded in human creativity.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Great squid propelling themselves over the floor of the sea in the cold darkness.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
