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Quelling vs Duelling - What's the difference?

quelling | duelling |

As verbs the difference between quelling and duelling

is that quelling is present participle of quell while duelling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between quelling and duelling

is that quelling is the act by which something is quelled while duelling is act of taking part in a duel.

As an adjective quelling

is causing something to quell or be quelled.

quelling

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is quelled.
  • * Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
  • There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing something to quell or be quelled
  • duelling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dueling (US)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (British)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of taking part in a duel.
  • See also

    * dualling