Quelling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is quelled. countable, uncountable
"There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle."
- 2 forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority wordnet
- 3 RNA interference. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of quell form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 causing something to quell or be quelled
Example
More examples"There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle."
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