quells

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Noun

quells noun

A subduing.

quells noun

A source, especially a spring.
An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.

Verb

quells verb

To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.“to quell grief”
To kill.
To be subdued or abated; to diminish.

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Synonyms

squelch stay appease aborts stirs quashes dampens rouses ignites allays squelches heightens subdues provokes eases kindles

Rhymes

parallels compels farewells seashells stairwells bells shells spells swells yells

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