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Discover LudwigThe phrase "propelling itself" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an object or entity that is actively moving forward on its own. For example, "The boat sailed on, propelling itself steadily through the water."
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In the first phase, the jelly contracts its open bell and pushes water behind it, propelling itself forward.
I stopped to examine it more closely, treading water as I tried to understand how it was propelling itself.
Submarine, any naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the water's surface.
However, in 2007 university technician Gordon Holmes claimed to have seen "a creature propelling itself through the water..
The dull grey-green grass snake is swimming across the river, propelling itself through the dark water.
The giant water shrew is fast, propelling itself through the water with side-to-side movements of its back and tail in a sinusoidal motion.
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The body has to propel itself horizontally, for one thing, which is weird for human beings.
Want an aircraft that fires rockets and can propel itself underwater?
Earlier, I stepped on a squid that had propelled itself over the bulwarks!
The Columbia Street corridor has struggled to propel itself into the orbit of the Brooklyn revival.
It had no ability to propel itself, and its French doors were not watertight.
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