ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUELL
Old English cwellan to kill; related to Old Saxon quellian, Old High German quellen, Old Norse kvelja to torment.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUELL
PRESENT
Present
I quell
you quell
he/she/it quells
we quell
you quell
they quell
Present continuous
I am quelling
you are quelling
he/she/it is quelling
we are quelling
you are quelling
they are quelling
Present perfect
I have quelled
you have quelled
he/she/it has quelled
we have quelled
you have quelled
they have quelled
Present perfect continuous
I have been quelling
you have been quelling
he/she/it has been quelling
we have been quelling
you have been quelling
they have been quelling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I quelled
you quelled
he/she/it quelled
we quelled
you quelled
they quelled
Past continuous
I was quelling
you were quelling
he/she/it was quelling
we were quelling
you were quelling
they were quelling
Past perfect
I had quelled
you had quelled
he/she/it had quelled
we had quelled
you had quelled
they had quelled
Past perfect continuous
I had been quelling
you had been quelling
he/she/it had been quelling
we had been quelling
you had been quelling
they had been quelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will quell
you will quell
he/she/it will quell
we will quell
you will quell
they will quell
Future continuous
I will be quelling
you will be quelling
he/she/it will be quelling
we will be quelling
you will be quelling
they will be quelling
Future perfect
I will have quelled
you will have quelled
he/she/it will have quelled
we will have quelled
you will have quelled
they will have quelled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been quelling
you will have been quelling
he/she/it will have been quelling
we will have been quelling
you will have been quelling
they will have been quelling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would quell
you would quell
he/she/it would quell
we would quell
you would quell
they would quell
Conditional continuous
I would be quelling
you would be quelling
he/she/it would be quelling
we would be quelling
you would be quelling
they would be quelling
Conditional perfect
I would have quell
you would have quell
he/she/it would have quell
we would have quell
you would have quell
they would have quell
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been quelling
you would have been quelling
he/she/it would have been quelling
we would have been quelling
you would have been quelling
they would have been quelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you quell
we let´s quell
you quell
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
quelling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
5 QUOTES WITH «QUELL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
quell.
It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they are used to quell peaceful demonstration. Then we have a problem, and especially around this entire case of the murder of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson police officer.
We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.
I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.
Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
When there is an influenza threat, drop everything and focus on risks from influenza pandemics. When SARS spreads, focus on unknown respiratory diseases. This approach helps to quell public concern, but it's a hugely inefficient way to deal with future risks.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUELL»
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quell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
quell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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To
Quell the Terror: The Mystery of the Vocation of the ...
Based on years of research, this book recounts in lively detail virtually all that is known of the life and background of each of the martyrs, as well as the troubled times in which they lived.
2
The Princess and the Prophet: Guardians of the Light
This white-hot story weaves together sci-fi and fantasy, psionic wizardry and deep space battles, with a cast of unforgettable characters.
3
To
Quell the Terror: The Mystery of the Vocation of the ...
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Sixteen Carmelites of Compiegne Guillotined July 17, 1774 ICS Publications
Institute of Carmelite Studies Washington, D.C. © Washington Province of
Discalced ...
One Western Town is the story of a young US Marshal in the post-Civil War West.
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The Fish and Rice Chronicles: My Extraordinary Adventures In ...
Sometimes I would feed Quell four or five fish one after the other until, unable to
get the last fish down, it would hang out from his beak. Stuffed, Quell would turn
his head back between his wings, tail of fish sticking up from his beak, and fall ...
6
Aku! the History of Tuna Fishing In Hawaii and the Western ...
In Palau, one of my Peace Corp volunteers, Pat Bryan, raised a baby booby (
named Quell) all by himself. Pat worked at the Palau Fisherman's Coop. He
reared the voracious bird on a platform on the dock overlooking the water and
kept it well ...
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Fin-de-siècle Splendor: Repressed Modernities of Late Qing ...
Rewriting "The Water Margin" In the narrative tradition formed by The Water
Margin and its numerous sequels, the appearance of Yu Wanchun's Quell the
Bandits (also known as Jie Shuihu zhuan [Conclusion to The Water Margin]) in
1853 ...
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The Customer Is about to Revolt!: 5 Key Actions to
Quell an ...
A lean and mean, fact filled expose' about the coming customer revolt against shoddy service and complacent attitudes in the market place. Hard-hitting.high impact.spiced with humor and anecdotes.packs the wallop of an angry mule.
The indefinite article may be used here because it is only a kind of death, a sleep,
which is meant. Compare Wint. Tale, IV, ii, 3. 72. quell] Johnson. Murder;
manquellers being, in the old language, the term for which murderers is now
used.
William Shakespeare,
2001
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The Soul of Creative Writing
Well, the dictionary tells us that kill has strong associations with the word quell.
You can hear that. The RH UD tells us that quell came into written English before
900 ad, even before kill. The word is defined as “to suppress, to put an end to, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUELL»
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quell is used in the context of the following news items.
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BNP Sees China Doing 'Whatever It Takes' to Quell Investor Fears
BNP Paribas SA is telling investors to buy shares in Chinese brokerages, arguing that the government will do “whatever it takes” to restore confidence in a ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
NeuroMetrix (NURO) Stock Gains on Launch of Quell, its Wearable …
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NeuroMetrix Reports Availability of Quell™ Wearable Pain Relief …
Quell is an over-the-counter wearable pain relief device that utilizes ... their pain therapy through the Quell Relief app which is available in the Apple app store. «MarketWatch, May 15»
NeuroMetrix Announces First Shipments of Quell™ Wearable Pain …
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) reported that it has started shipping Quell wearable pain relief devices out of its ... «Business Wire, May 15»
NeuroMetrix To Start Shipping Quell™ Wearable Pain Relief Device …
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) reported that it anticipates commercial shipments of the Quell wearable pain relief ... «Business Wire, May 15»
NeuroMetrix Continues Progress to Launch of Quell Wearable Pain …
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) reported today the Quell™ app is now available in the Apple app store. Quell is an ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
Hamilton police needed to quell Hess bar fight
Police were called to Hess Village early Saturday following a disturbance which involved as many as 50 people. Mounted police on patrol in the area of King ... «Hamilton Spectator, Mar 15»
NeuroMetrix Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Quell™ Wearable …
With the campaign that begins March 2, consumers and healthcare professionals will have the ability to purchase Quell Wearable Pain Relief Technology before ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Mar 15»
Quell wearable pain relief device stimulates nerves and blocks pain
NeuroMetrix, Inc.'s novel “Quell” wearable pain relief device was chosen for participating in an exclusive group dat the 2015 International Consumer Electronics ... «TechnologyTell, Jan 15»