quelling

Speech parts

1. quelling - Noun

2. quelling - Adjective

3. quelling - Verb

Meaning

of Quell

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

suppression crushing stifling stay settle quiet suppress silence composing crush repression oppression conquering inhibition curb
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Antonyms

aggravation bringing breeding aggression alienation break-up
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Hypernyms

prevention bar

Hyponyms

crackdown

Examples

I think we [comedians] deal with fear more viscerally than almost anyone! I mean, you feel the audience's fear, your own fear. The whole show is about quelling fear! Jerry Seinfeld

the suppression of heresy Source: Internet

the quelling of the rebellion Source: Internet

the stifling of all dissent Source: Internet

After Assyria went on a wide-scale campaign of quelling revolts throughout Syria, Damascus became totally subjugated by their rule. Source: Internet

Deeply troubled by this occurrence, the king of Tycoon makes ready to travel to the Wind Shrine on the back of his drake, quelling the worries of his daughter, Princess Lenna. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

quelled quellenforschung queller quellingly quellio quellung