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Rarequelling
The correct spelling is quelling.
How to pronounce quelling
verb
Say it like: Kwe-lli-ng
The correct spelling is quelling. To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. For example: "to quell grief"
Usage Examples
“to quell grief”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
- 2.To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
- 3.To kill.
- 4.To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
- 5.To die.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is quelled.
adjective
- 1.Causing something to quell or be quelled
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