All 4 Uses of
repress
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- One or two of the wizards barely repressed a shudder as the hissing grew louder; something heavy could be heard sliding across the floor beneath the table.†
Chpt 1
- Dudley gently released himself from his mother's clutches and walked toward Harry who had to repress an urge to threaten him with magic.†
Chpt 3 *
- Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today — perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaims in Mermish — do not repress it!†
Chpt 8
- Repressing a strong urge to throw something at him, Harry plowed on, "I still reckon he might have hidden something at Hogwarts."†
Chpt 15
Definition:
-
(repress) to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)