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Meanings of quell in English
Synonyms
Examples for "crush"
Examples for "crush"
1
Sudan used government war planes and proxy militias to crush the rebellion.
2
Fascists want a strong state to crush opponents and to provide jobs.
3
Naval battle of Meloria; the Genoese crush the power of the Pisans.
4
House price bubbles thrust economies forward and crush them when they burst.
5
I sure hope he's not strong enough to crush my shoulder socket.
1
I needed to feel his strength; I wanted him to overpower me.
2
I refused to allow my concern for Gabby's safety to overpower me.
3
Locally, the pandemic threatens to overpower South Africa's already-strained public healthcare system.
4
Imagine yourself a woman-a creature in whom the feelings overpower the judgment.
5
They will overpower our guards and open the gates to the enemy.
1
Conservatives believe voter ID laws are required to stamp out vote fraud.
2
And U.S. authorities are looking to stamp out abusive practices by lenders.
3
UnionPay officials say they are trying to stamp out the illicit transfers.
4
Even torture and death were regarded as justified to stamp out heresy.
5
You don't stamp out a vice by chivying it round the corner.
Usage of quell in English
1
However, this did not quell executions and other abuses, including political killings.
2
Authorities across India have taken a hardline approach to quell the protests.
3
Ezekwesili said governments could quell potential unrest by communicating with the people.
4
Hundreds of thousands of Indian troops have been deployed to quell it.
5
Yet the escalating force used to quell peaceful protests has surprised many.
6
Jay Nixon to coordinate law enforcement efforts to quell unrest in Ferguson.
7
He'd be able to quell his growing obsession with another man's bride.
8
Then followed a panic which the priests in vain tried to quell.
9
President Roosevelt had to send in federal troops to quell the disturbance.
10
The attempt to end the matter is unlikely to quell the row.
11
Stun grenades were used to quell the rising tide of anger, too.
12
But there are mobs in your business that I could not quell.
13
PLEASE! Castle holds out another hand to quell the explosion of protests.
14
Sparkling wine or champagne act to quell a bit of the fire.
15
The explanation was sufficient to quell any objection he might have had.
16
The governor has been under pressure to quell tourism as COVID-19 spreads.
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Quell across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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