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- DictionaryQuell/kwel/
verb
- 1. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force: "extra police were called to quell the disturbance"
The meaning of QUELL is to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity. How to use quell in a sentence.
Quell definition: to suppress; put an end to; extinguish. See examples of QUELL used in a sentence.
to completely stop or end something: The police were called in to quell the riot. If you quell doubts, fears, etc., you calm them: He’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.
to completely stop or end something: The police were called in to quell the riot. If you quell doubts, fears, etc., you calm them: He’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.
Meaning to suppress or overcome, quell is what you have to do with nerves before a big test and fears before going skydiving. When it first came into existence, the verb quell actually meant “to murder.”
quell something to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings synonym calm. Definition of quell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling.
Definition of quell verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to stop something that you do not want to happen: to quell a riot. to quell rumours. (Definition of quell from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'quell' 1. To quell opposition or violent behavior means to stop it. [...] 2. If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'quell' American English: kwɛl British English: kwel. More. Conjugations of 'quell'
