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Examples of quell
quell
Finally, as central banks raise interest rates to quell inflation, cash is king.
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Six carabinieri were needed at the Cavalieri Residence to quell the disturbance.
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This socially conservative document helped quell the fears of many evangelicals.
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Alemanno has moved quickly to quell fears that he still espouses fascist ideals.
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Proponents of a bill in the state legislature hope new laws will quell concerns.
From the tennessean.com
In Mexico, government officials were looking for a way to quell the controversy.
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That they had clinched on a loss could not stifle the cheers or quell the party.
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Roman Emperor Claudius pressed electric eels to his temples to quell headaches.
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Beijing quickly moved to quell the fears by declaring that Yu had been misquoted.
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- Squelch: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
- Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
- (quelled) subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
- A spring or fountain; To kill. [9th-19th c.]; To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]; To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]; To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]
- (quelled) (vb.): To quell is to overwhelm something until it is powerless. The tin roof of Miss Maudie's house quelled the flames because tin cannot burn so the fire was eventually stopped.
- (2h)[1], POs ><, FOs up, are held with DH against lips and NDH directly in front of it; the hands separate while descending, change to (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, rise again slightly and descend. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - quell.
- To control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
- Put an end to, subdue, make quiet.
- Stop, (in context) murder
