quell
/kwɛl/
noun
- 1
A subduing.
verb
- 1
To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
- 2
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
“to quell grief”
- 3
To kill.
- 4
To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
- 5
To die.
noun
- 1
A source, especially a spring.
- 2
An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.
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