quell

/kwɛl//kwɛl/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. A subduing.

verb

1. To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.

2. To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.

"to quell grief"

3. To kill.

4. To be subdued or abated; to diminish.

5. To die.

quell

/kwɛl//kwɛl/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation
noun

1. A source, especially a spring.

2. An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.

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