quell
verb (used with object)
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish.
will be quelling
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future progressiveof quell.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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More difficult still will be quelling the anger of the Tutsi, who have doubtless suffered most from Rwanda's carnage.
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