Quelling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Quelling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of quell.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of quell.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is quelled.
- (genetics) RNA interference.
- causing something to quell or be quelled
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- quellings
Synonyms for quelling
Depending on context, synonyms include suppression, crushing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suppression, crushing, quashing, extinguishing, suppressing, breaking.
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