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Definition of Quelling
1. Noun. Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority. "The stifling of all dissent"
Generic synonyms: Bar, Prevention
Specialized synonyms: Crackdown
Derivative terms: Crush, Quell, Stifle, Suppress, Suppress
Definition of Quelling
1. Verb. (present participle of quell) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quelling
1. quell [v] - See also: quell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quelling
Literary usage of Quelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1920)
"THE quelling OF THE BLATANT BEAST. Through all estates he found that he had past,
In which he many massacres had left, And to the Clergy now was come at ..."
2. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1901)
"THE quelling OF THE BLATANT BEAST. Through all estates he found that he had past,
In which he many ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1880)
"THE quelling OF THE BLATANT BEAST. Through all estates he found that he had past,
In which he many massacres had left, And to the Clergy now was come at ..."
4. The English Poets: Selections by Thomas Humphry Ward (1908)
"THE quelling OF THE BLATANT BEAST. Through all estates he found that he had past,
In which he many massacres had left, And to the Clergy now was come at ..."
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