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
These devices have many advanced features, such as auto squelch, memory, scan, and power-saving functions, low battery alert, keypad lock, and more.
Receive and transmit clear messages with these reliable walkie-talkies | PopSci Commerce Team | January 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYeah,” he says finally, squelching his giggles by downing half a bottle of Bud, “that sounds like Ray.
Traditionally, the yakuza have supplied the ruling party with votes, financial aid, and squelching scandal services.
Japan’s Justice Minister to Resign Over Yakuza Ties | Jake Adelstein | October 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll the rest—the stuff about squelching innovation, and hurting consumers—is just kabuki theater.
Lessard's high-handed squelching of MacRae had thrown everything out of focus.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
The path was clear—he could see it squelching below him, pale in the last wet daylight—but where the devil did it lead?
The Path of the King | John BuchanThere is a stream, dark forms bending over the water, the squelching of feet in the mud.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice GenevoixOn and on did Laurence walk, the mud and water squelching under his feet, until the road again broke off into two lanes.
The House of Strange Secrets | A. Eric BaylyOnce again, and once again he struck, the flesh of her checks squelching under the blows.
Egholm and his God | Johannes Buchholtz
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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