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squelched

/skwɛltʃt/

squelchverb

squelched

Past Simple

squelched

Past Simple

squelched

Past Participle

squelching

Gerund

/skwɛltʃ/

Translations

The boots squelched in the mud as she walked.

Сапоги хлюпали в грязи, когда она шла.

The government tried to squelch the protests.

Правительство пыталось подавлять протесты.

He tried to squelch the noise with his headphones.

Он пытался заглушать шум с помощью наушников.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

squelchnoun

Definitions

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.