Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.
1 The Argentinian Football Association has been blamed for not quelling the violence.
2 Benomar brokered a 2011 transition aimed at quelling political turmoil in Yemen.
3 Slowly she concentrated on slowing her breathing and quelling her racing heart.
4 I waited out the surf of objections, profoundly disinterested in quelling them.
5 Zorindru shot him the same quelling glance that had so intimidated Milsindra.
6 My son, Ares, has returned to assist me in quelling the rebellion.
7 In 2013, Odinga took his concerns to court, quelling potential clashes.
8 Vespasian himself had been quelling a Jewish rebellion when he scrambled into power.
9 My son has been working with us. Matthew gave me a quelling look.
10 A long and quelling silence followed the lighting of my cigarette.
11 The Scotsman gave his companion another quelling look and then doffed his hat.
12 The awful news spread from lip to lip, hushing shouts and quelling laughter.
13 But Ujarak rose, and quelling the laugh with a look of dignity, continued:-
14 Alex realizes this, and sends a quelling glance in Dick's direction.
15 Words were ready to go with the quelling glance, but they died unspoken.
16 Henke gave her a quelling glance, then looked back at Morncreek.
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