quelling

present participle of quell
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as in shushing
to stop the noise or speech of the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement

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“Quelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quelling. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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