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- Dictionarysquelch/skwɛltʃ/
verb
- 1. make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud: "bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter"
noun
- 1. a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud: "the squelch of their feet"
- 2. a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength falls below a certain level.
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noun. 1. : a sound of or as if of semiliquid matter under suction. the squelch of mud. 2. : the act of suppressing. especially : a retort that silences an opponent.
to quickly end something that is causing you problems: A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health. [ T ] US. to silence someone by criticizing them: The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.
noun. a squelched or crushed mass of anything. a splashing sound. an act of squelching or suppressing, as by a crushing retort or argument. Also called squelch cir cuit, Electronics. a circuit in a receiver, as a radio receiver, that automatically reduces or eliminates noise when the receiver is tuned to a frequency at which virtually no ...
squelch. (skwɛltʃ) vb. 1. (intr) to walk laboriously through soft wet material or with wet shoes, making a sucking noise. 2. (intr) to make such a noise. 3. (tr) to crush completely; squash. 4. (tr) informal to silence, as by a crushing retort. n. 5. a squelching sound.
When you squelch something, you're putting an end to it. You can squelch an idea or a rebellion. This word has several meanings, but it's usually a verb for crushing things. A mean remark could squelch your self-confidence, and a powerful military could squelch an invading country.
To squelch means to make a wet, sucking sound, like the sound you make when you are walking on wet, muddy ground.
to quickly end something that is causing you problems: A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health. [ T ] US. to silence someone by criticizing them: The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.
