Associations to the word «Quelling»

Wiktionary

QUELL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill. [9th-19th c.]
QUELL, verb. (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
QUELL, verb. (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
QUELL, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]
QUELL, verb. To die.
QUELL, noun. A subduing.
QUELL, noun. A source, especially a spring.
QUELL, noun. An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.

Dictionary definition

QUELL, verb. Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion".
QUELL, verb. Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy