Quell Definition

kwĕl
quelled, quelling, quells
verb
quelled, quelling, quells
To crush; subdue; put an end to.
Webster's New World
To quiet; allay.
Webster's New World

To die.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
noun
A killing; murder.
Webster's New World

A spring or fountain.

Wiktionary
Advertisement

Other Word Forms of Quell

Noun

Singular:
quell
Plural:
quells

Origin of Quell

  • Old English cwellan (“to kill"). Compare Old Armenian Õ¯Õ¥Õ² (keÅ‚, “sore, ulcer"), Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalÄ­, “pain"), German quälen (“to torment, agonize, smite").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English quellen to kill from Old English cwellan gwelə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Quelle.

    From Wiktionary

Quell Sentence Examples

  • Her words did nothing to quell the anger boiling within him.

  • Toying with the necklace, Jessi tried hard to quell her panic.

  • Various means were tried to quell the rebellion.

  • He sat up, bloodied and lightheaded, unable to quell the power roiling through him.

  • The maritime expansion of Corinth at this time is proved by the foundation of colonies at Syracuse and Corcyra, and the equipment of a fleet of triremes (the newly invented Greek men-of-war) to quell a revolt of the latter city.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Advertisement

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to quell using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

QQUQUE

Words Ending With

LLLELL

Unscrambles

quell

Words Starting With Q and Ending With L

Starts With Q & Ends With LStarts With QU & Ends With LStarts With Q & Ends With LL

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With Q5 Letter Words Ending With L