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Showing words for QUELLING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Quelling

quelling

6 Letter Words for Quelling

elling, leglin, ligule, lingel, lingle, lungie, queing, ulling, ungill

5 Letter Words for Quelling

enlil, guile, ingle, inglu, legin, ligne, linge, lunel, lunge, lungi, quell, quill, quine, unlie

4 Letter Words for Quelling

elli, elul, engl, gein, gell, genl, genu, gien, gile, gill, glei, glen, glue, gneu, gule, gull, gunl, iglu, leng, lien, lieu, lige, lile, line, ling, luge, lune, lung, nile, nill, null, quei, quin, ugli, unie

3 Letter Words for Quelling

eli, ell, eng, enl, gel, gen, gie, gin, gnu, gue, gui, gul, gun, ign, ile, ill, ing, leg, lei, leu, lie, lig, lin, liq, lue, lug, neg, nei, nie, nig, nil, nul, que, qui, ule, ull, ung, uni, unl, unq

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