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quell
Meaning: to put an end to; suppress
quell in a sentence
How quell is used in real sentences:
The teacher quelled the noise with a single look.
The teacher quelled the noise with a single look.
“She tried to quell the crew's complaints by assigning clear routes, but wheels still collided in the dark.”
— from the passage The Turning Walls
Synonyms for quell
Other words for quell — suppress, subdue and squelch — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of quell
Words that mean the opposite of quell:
Where it comes from
From Old English cwellan 'to kill'
Memory hook
QUELL rhymes with QUELL the bell — silence it.