squelch.
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
Meaning & usage
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.
To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
A squelching sound.
Ellipsis of squelch circuit.
A heavy blow or fall.
A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.