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How to pronounce “quell”
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Pronunciation guide for quell
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of quell with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- It takes a community to eradicate hate
I wanted our local Muslim community to do something to quell that hate,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
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How to pronounce quell
It takes a community to eradicate hate

I wanted our local Muslim community to do something to quell that hate,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “quell”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To kill. [9th–19th c.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th–17th c.]
- To die.
- [Noun]
- A subduing.
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