Definition of "quell" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.

2. (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.

   • to quell grief
   • to quell the tumult of the soul

3. (obsolete, transitive) To kill.

4. (obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish.

5. To die.

noun

1. A subduing.

noun

1. A source, especially a spring.

2. An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.