squelch
verb (used with object)
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
will squelch
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future tenseof squelch.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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That Mr. Blatter will squelch any serious move toward accountability at FIFA: all too likely.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2015
It didn’t help that this dud of a title game followed a dud of an N.F.L. weekend, which SI.com’s Peter King hopes will squelch the unfortunate idea of expanding the playoffs and producing more duds.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2013
He’s a perfect nuisance, and I hope father will squelch him this time, once and for all, the booby!”
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 by James Elverson
