Quell meaning
To crush; subdue; put an end to.
verb
To quell is to stop or quiet something.
An example of quell is to soothe someone’s anger.
verb
To put down forcibly; suppress.
Police quelled the riot.
verb
To pacify; quiet.
Finally quelled the children's fears.
verb
To quiet; allay.
verb
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A killing; murder.
noun
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
To quell grief.
To quell the tumult of the soul.
verb
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").