squelch
noun
1. a crushing remark
Similar word(s): squelcher, takedown
Definition categories: communication, derision
2. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
Similar word(s): squelcher
Definition categories: man–made, circuit
verb
1. suppress or crush completely
- squelch any sign of dissent
Similar word(s): quell, quench
Definition categories: change, conquer, subdue, suppress
2. make a sucking sound
Definition categories: perception, go, sound
3. walk through mud or mire
Similar word(s): slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish
Definition categories: motion, footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge
4. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze a lemon
Similar word(s): crush, mash, squash, squeeze
Definition categories: contact, press
Sentences with squelch as a verb:
- Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
- The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
- The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.