单词 | quelling |
释义 | quelling (once / 14628 pages) n WORD FAMILY quelling: quellings+/quell: quelled, quelling, quells USAGE EXAMPLESResponsibility for quelling the sectarian violence and instability that consumed Iraq after the 2003 invasion also fell predominantly to the U.S. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Emergency personnel sprayed the third floor from a ladder and outside lines, quelling the blaze enough for fire crews to re-enter. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Park’s attempts at quelling the public fury over this “shadow president” have amounted to nothing, as shown by the increasingly large protests against her. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) n forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority the quelling of the rebellion Syn|Hypo|Hyper crushing, stifling, suppression crackdown severely repressive actions bar, prevention the act of preventing |
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