squelch
verb (used with object)
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
squelchingly
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a word derived from
squelch.
Example Sentences
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"Well, if that's what ails you, I'll see it doesn't happen again," retorted Billy Louise squelchingly, and Ward's self-assurance was not great enough to lift him over the barrier of that rebuff.
From The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower
