squelch
verb (used with object)
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
Example Sentences
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To her, the shift in messaging, and the squelching of this routine announcement, is alarming.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
A woman was told that her flooded flat was "habitable" - despite having "squelching" wet carpets and broken fire alarms.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
Within minutes, crews were dispatched to the burgeoning blaze on Mount Laguna — squelching it before it grew any larger than a 10-foot-by-10-foot spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Wednesday to shovel mud out from under the cars that had been mired along Fredonia Drive, their boots slipping and squelching in the thick sludge that still stood a few feet high in some areas.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
The only sound was the squelching of their feet as they plodded on.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
