- 1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a wet sucking sound The mud squelched as I walked through it. Her wet shoes squelched at every step. We squelched across the muddy field.
- 2[transitive] squelch something to stop something from growing, increasing, or developing synonym squash to squelch a rumor/strike/fire
squelch
verbNAmE//skwɛltʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they squelch he / she / it squelches
past simple squelched
-ing form squelching
He pulled his foot out of the mud with a squelch.
adjective squelchy groundSee squelch in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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