Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quelled

/kwˈɛld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: quelled
IPA: /kwˈɛld/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of quell

Derived Forms

unquelled

Synonyms

quenched squelched

Rhymes With

held spelled yelled compelled expelled upheld smelled propelled withheld handheld weld excelled

Questions

How do you pronounce quelled?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɛld/.
What does quelled mean?: simple past and past participle of quell

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