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Definitions for Quelling
[1] to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
[2] to vanquish; subdue.
[3] to quiet or allay (emotions, anxieties, etc.): The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.
[4] to suppress or beat down (rebellion, disorder, etc); subdue
[5] to overcome or allay to quell pain ; to quell grief
Words related to Quelling
quellannihilate, subdue, quench, crush, conquer, overcome, extinguish, stifle, silence, mitigate, appease, assuage, quiet, soothe, pacify, mollify, allay, ease, stop, overpower
Words nearby Quelling
quellqueer street, queer-bashing, queersplain, quelea, quelimane, quell, quellung reaction, quelpart, quelque-chose, quelquechose, quemoy
Origin of Quelling
before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old Norse kvelja to torment, German quälen to vex; cf. kill1
Words that may be confused with Quelling
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, quellquail, quell, quill
Other words from Quelling
quell·a·ble , adjective
quell·er , noun
un·quell·a·ble , adjective
un·quelled , adjective
Word origin for Quelling
Old English cwellan to kill; related to Old Saxon quellian, Old High German quellen, Old Norse kvelja to torment
Synonyms for Quelling
annihilate, conquer, crush, extinguish, overcome, put down, quench, silence, stamp out, stifle, subdue, kill, overpower, queer, stop, subjugate, vanquish, hush up, put the lid on, shut down, sit on