Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling.]

[See Quail to cower.]

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1. To die. [Obs.]

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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]

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Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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quelling

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Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling.]

[See Quail to cower.]

1. To die. [Obs.]

Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. --Spenser.

2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]

Winter's wrath begins to quell. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)