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squelched

/skwɛltʃt/

Translations

squelchverb

squelched

Past Simple

squelched

Past Simple

squelched

Past Participle

squelching

Gerund

/skwɛltʃ/

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

Synonyms

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.