What does quelling mean?
Quelling means present participle and gerund of quell.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of quell.
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.
Use quelling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quelling means present participle and gerund of quell.
Common synonyms include stifling, suppression, crushing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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