squelch
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument.
to make a splashing sound.
to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound.
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 circuit, noise suppressor. 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 carrier wave occurs.
Origin of squelch
1Other words from squelch
- squelcher, noun
- squelch·ing·ly, adverb
- squelch·ing·ness, noun
- un·squelched, adjective
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How to use squelch in a sentence
He was grounded for a few days, but fortunately for us, and for politics, his irrepressible good humor could not be squelched.
Jim Brady, Reagan’s Gentle ‘Bear’ Who Roared Back to Life After Being Shot | Eleanor Clift | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Ohio suit claims that the board squelched dissent by categorically turning down pro-camp nominees.
An affair that blossoms in his 40s and is quickly squelched by a departmental rival serves as his single true illumination.
Must-Read College Novels: From “Lucky Jim” to “Pnin” | Sam Munson | August 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMicrosoft was abusing its monopoly in ways that squelched innovation.
As insurance commissioner, Sebelius squelched the deal, arguing that rates would rise.
Is yu fur de Nuniun ur de Secesh, ef de belliun haint squelched ur nuffin?
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonThe women had shawls over their heads, and squelched through the mud and slush with bare feet.
Through Siberia and Manchuria By Rail | Oliver George ReadyWalpole's egregious helmet dropped from no one knew (or knows) where on all these Philistinisms: and squelched them.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyMore than once a man who attempted to be unduly familiar with Roosevelt found himself swiftly and effectively squelched.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands | H. Hagedorn.Then a muddy bit, and the horse squelched down on his hind quarters.
The Luck of Thirteen | Jan Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for squelch
/ (skwɛltʃ) /
(intr) to walk laboriously through soft wet material or with wet shoes, making a sucking noise
(intr) to make such a noise
(tr) to crush completely; squash
(tr) informal to silence, as by a crushing retort
a squelching sound
something that has been squelched
electronics a circuit that cuts off the audio-frequency amplifier of a radio receiver in the absence of an input signal, in order to suppress background noise
informal a crushing remark
Origin of squelch
1Derived forms of squelch
- squelcher, noun
- squelching, adjective
- squelchy, adjective
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