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squelch

UK
/skwɛltʃ/
US
/skwɛltʃ/

Translations

squelchverb
squelched
Past Simple
squelched
Past Participle
squelching
Gerund
UK
/skwɛltʃ/
US
/skwɛltʃ/
étoufferAu sens de supprimer ou faire taire.
The government attempted to squelch the protests by imposing strict curfews.
Le gouvernement a tenté d’étouffer les manifestations en imposant des couvre-feux stricts.
s'embourberAu sens de progresser lourdement dans la boue; la valeur sonore est implicite.
He squelched through the muddy field, his boots making a wet, sucking noise with each step.
Il s'embourbait dans le champ boueux, ses bottes produisant un bruit humide et aspirant à chaque pas.
Additional translations
muselerPlus soutenu; pour réduire au silence une opinion ou une contestation.
réprimerSurtout pour une contestation, une protestation ou une opposition.
Synonyms
suppress
quash
stifle
silence
crush
muffle
extinguish
squelchnoun
squelches
pl
UK
/skwɛltʃ/
US
/skwɛltʃ/
muselageAu sens de fait de faire taire ou d’étouffer une opposition.
Her quick squelch of the rumor ended the speculation immediately.
Son muselage rapide de la rumeur a mis fin aux spéculations immédiatement.
floc-flocOnomatopée pour un bruit sourd et humide, notamment dans la boue.
The squelch of his boots in the mud was the only sound in the quiet forest.
Le floc-floc de ses bottes dans la boue était le seul bruit dans la forêt silencieuse.
silencieuxTerme technique en radiocommunication.
The technician adjusted the squelch to improve the clarity of the radio transmission.
Le technicien a réglé le silencieux pour améliorer la clarté de la transmission radio.
Additional translations
étouffementEmploi plus général pour l’idée de suppression ou d’interruption brutale.
Synonyms
suppression
silence
silencing
quashing
quellment
crushing
squashing
smothering
stifling
squelching sound
squelch sound
splash
squelch (sucking sound)
mire
bog

Definitions

squelchverb
To make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud.
He squelched through the muddy field, his boots making a wet, sucking noise with each step.
To suppress or silence something, especially a sound or a dissenting opinion.
The government attempted to squelch the protests by imposing strict curfews.
squelchnoun
A soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.
The squelch of his boots in the mud was the only sound in the quiet forest.
A mechanism in a radio receiver that reduces or eliminates noise when a signal is not being received.
The technician adjusted the squelch to improve the clarity of the radio transmission.
An act of suppressing or silencing; a rebuttal or forceful response that quickly ends discussion.
Her quick squelch of the rumor ended the speculation immediately.
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