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quelling
noun
()
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Synonyms:
crushing
,
stifling
,
suppression
,
Examples:
The quelling of the rebellion.
Words Related to
quelling
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suppression
,
crushing
,
stifling
,
defusing
,
suppressing
,
quashing
,
calming
,
appeasing
,
extinguishing
,
repressing
,
smothering
,
breaking
,
lance
,
curbing
,
pacifying
,
quieting
,
taming
,
countering
,
sparking
,
spurring
,
blunting
,
assuaging
,
squelching
,
subduing
,
thwarting
,
fueling
,
allaying
,
tempering
,
stanching
,
alleviating
,
stoking
,
dampening
,
combating
,
dispelling
,
squashing
,
overcoming
,
provoking
,
neutralizing
,
fomenting
,
reining
,
resolving
,
bolstering
,
averting
,
eradicating
,
ousting
,
halting
,
inflaming
,
preventing
,
easing
,
relieving
,
snuffing
,
silencing
,
engendering
,
mollifying
,
ridding
,
igniting
,
forestalling
,
controlling
,
derailing
,
reviving
,
banishing
,
triggering
,
boosting
,
placating
,
counteracting
,
foiling
,
stabilizing
,
avoiding
,
deterring
,
destabilizing
,
lessening
,
toppling
,
smoothing
,
stem
,
douse
,
diffusing
,
tamping
,
subsided
,
repulsing
,
fanning
,
curtailing
,
denting
,
ameliorating
,
persisting
,
instigating
,
vanquishing
,
dispersing
,
undermining
,
was
,
rebellion
,
revolt
,
uprising
,
insurrection
,
mutiny
,
riots
,
disturbances
,
riot
,
successful
,
succeeded
,
assist
,
quelling
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