Squelch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |skweltʃ|  American pronunciation of the word squelch
Brit.  |skweltʃ|  British pronunciation of the word squelch

noun

- a crushing remark (syn: squelcher, takedown)
- an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise (syn: squelcher)

verb

- suppress or crush completely (syn: quell, quench)
squelch any sign of dissent
- make a sucking sound
- walk through mud or mire (syn: slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish)
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (syn: crush, mash, squash, squeeze)

Extra examples

...immediately squelched any signs of rebellion...

...his irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors...

Authoritarians discourage questions and squelch independence.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: squelch
he/she/it: squelches
present participle: squelching
past tense: squelched
past participle: squelched
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