- present participle of quell.
quelling
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The shift away from equating AI agents with human workers has less to do with quelling human anxiety over layoffs and job replacement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Sheinbaum has been quelling nerves in Mexico since Trump’s election in late 2024, just weeks after she assumed the presidency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Khmara's appointment has gone some way in quelling fears about the SBU's future effectiveness.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
What begins as punishing a joke quickly becomes quelling dissent.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Well, I thought, if I have not asked, it is because I have not dared; there is a look about you that is quelling, and your manner forbids such talk.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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