squelch
verb (used with object)
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
was squelching
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past progressiveof squelch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And then all at once a marsh was squelching under our feet, and we saw little round moss-covered hillocks which I had never noticed before either....
From Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
Young Smith I saw, in command of C Company now, and Tarrant, our late Transport Officer, was squelching at the head of a platoon, obviously not liking it much.
From The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert
