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The government declared a state of emergency in an attempt to quell political unrest.quell = suppress or stop
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Staying busy helps to quell my hunger.
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For example, the hammers were for smashing windows and the towel was to wrap them up, to quell the sound. (source)quell = suppress
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"You have told me this at least a dozen times already," said Mr. Malfoy, with a quelling look at his son. (source)quelling = suppressing (indicating that his son should restrain or control himself)
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Miss Maudie's tin roof quelled the flames. (source)quelled = stopped
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As night approached, it proving impossible to quell her insubordination by rebuke or threats of punishment, Master Brackett, the jailer, thought fit to introduce a physician. (source)quell = stop or suppress
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He pushes his hands against his stomach in an attempt to quell the cramps invading his guts.† (source)
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Catherine quelled her lamentations also, took a seat opposite, and looked solemnly into the fire. (source)quelled = stopped or suppressed
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Having conquered the violence of his feelings, he appeared to despise himself for being the slave of passion; and quelling the dark tyranny of despair, he led me again to converse concerning myself personally. (source)quelling = suppressing
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That through the gross and murky air I spied A shape come swimming up, that might have quell'd The stoutest heart with wonder, in such guise As one returns, who hath been down to loose An anchor grappled fast against some rock, Or to aught else that in the salt wave lies, Who upward springing close draws in his feet.† (source)quell'd = stopped or suppressed
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ARMY QUELLS STRIKE VIOLENCE† (source)QUELLS = stops or suppresses
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"Yes, thank you, Phineas," said Dumbledore quellingly.† (source)
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Rage, wild, random, and impossible to quell, began to consume him.† (source)
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...a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed. (source)quelled = stopped or suppressed
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Then quelling disgust, I began mouth to mouth resuscitation and external heart massage—what did they call it?† (source)quelling = stopping or suppressing
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By it the pride of Arab hordes was quell'd, When they led on by Hannibal o'erpass'd The Alpine rocks, whence glide thy currents, Po!† (source)quell'd = stopped or suppressed
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What not put upon
His spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt
Of our great quell?
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quell = murder
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