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Answer for the clue "Quelling a liberal, emulating a chicken? ", 8 letters:
allaying

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vb. (present participle of allay English)

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Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying .] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms ...

Usage examples of allaying.

I enclose the two letters you sent back to me, with the idea of allaying my fears which you cruelly supposed very different to what they are in reality.

I enclose the two letters you sent back to me, with the idea of allaying my fears which you cruelly supposed very different to what they are in reality.