QUELLING
\kwˈɛlɪŋ], \kwˈɛlɪŋ], \k_w_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
By Princeton University
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