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squelch
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squelch  (skwlch)
v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es
v.tr.
1. To crush by or as if by trampling; squash.
2. To put down or silence, as with a crushing retort: squelch a rumor.
3. To suppress or inhibit: a protein that squelches gene transcription.
v.intr.
To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
n.
1. A squishing sound.
2. A crushing reply.
3. An electric circuit that cuts off a radio receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.

[Probably imitative.]

squelcher n.

squelch
Verb
1. to make a wet sucking noise, such as by walking through mud
2. Informal to silence (someone) with a sarcastic or wounding reply
Noun
a squelching sound [imitative]
squelchy adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squelch - a crushing remark
derision - contemptuous laughter
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.squelch - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Verb1.squelch - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
2.squelch - make a sucking sound
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
3.squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
footslog, plod, trudge, slog, tramp, pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
4.squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"
steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"
tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
Translations

squelch [skwɛltʃ] vichapotear
squelch [skwɛltʃ] vifaire un bruit de succion; patauger
squelch [skwɛltʃ] vi (mud etc) → quatschen
squelch [skwɛltʃ] vifare ciac; sguazzare

squelch
n squelch [skweltʃ]
the sucking sound made by movement in a thick, sticky substance eg mud. geslodderصَوت التَّخْويض في الوَحلджапанеčvachtánísvupdas Quatschenρουφηχτός ήχος, πλατσούρισμαlirts, plädinشلپ شلپlotinabruit de succionקוֹל יְנִיקָהफचफचाहटšljapkanje, gacanjecuppogásbunyi sedotangutl, skamp(splash)ぴしゃぴしゃという音철벅철벅하는 소리žlegsėjimas, šliuksėjimasžļakstēšana; žļurkstēšanaberbunyi lecak-lecukzuigend geluidskvalp(ing)chlupotchape-chapelipăitхлюпаньеčvachtaniečmokšljapkanjeklafsandeเสียงสาดกระเด็น'şap' sesi(在泥沼地等行走發出的)咯吱聲хлюпання; брьохання у багнюціکیچڑ میں بھد بھد کرتے ہوءے چلنے کی آوازsự dẫm nát吱声
v
to make squelches He squelched across the marsh.slodderيَخوضُ في الوَحْلджапамčvachtat sesvuppequatschenπλατσαρίζωpladistamaشلپ شلپ كردنlotistapatauger (en faisant flic flac)לְהַשמִיע קוֹל יְנִיקָהफच-फच करनाšljapkaticuppogberkecupakskvampa, ösla(fare splash)ぴしゃぴしゃと進む철벅철벅 걷다žlegsėti, šliuksėtižļurkstēt; žļurkstinātberjalan lecak-lecukploeterenskvalpechlupotaćchapinhara se bălăciхлюпатьčvachtať sačmokatišljapkatiklafsaเกิดเสียงสาดกระเด็นşap şap yürümek(在泥沼地)咯吱咯吱地走брьохати по багнюціمکمل طور پر کچل دیناdẫm, đè bẹp

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