quell
verb (used with object)
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish.
is quelling
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present progressiveof quell (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If the goal of food is quelling hunger, ugali reigns supreme.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2015
Even though the epidemic is quelling, researchers are still watching the virus closely.
From Nature ● Mar. 25, 2015
Well, I thought, if I have not asked, it is because I have not dared; there is a look about you that is quelling, and your manner forbids such talk.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
The ocean-tide 's swelling, its fury is quelling, In salute of thunder proclaiming your due; And, methinks, that the hum of a welcome is come, And is warbling the Jorram to you.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers
