squelch
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by forceTo halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
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» We squelched across the muddy field.
Мы с хлюпаньем прошли через грязное поле. — odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ми хлюпали ногами, ідучи через багнисте поле. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Examples
3 sentencesWe squelched across the muddy field.
Ми хлюпали ногами, ідучи через багнисте поле. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruМы с хлюпаньем прошли через грязное поле. — odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.
The storm also squelched months of excitement and preparation for the biggest event planned in a long time.
Meaning
4 senses(US, transitive)To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.
unterdrücken
уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ
придушитиprydušyty, знищитиznyščyty, розтоптатиroztoptaty
(UK, intransitive)To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
чалапатиčalapaty, брьохатиbrʹoxaty
walk through mud or mire
(UK, intransitive)To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
matschen
хлюпатьxljupatʹ
хлюпатиxljupaty, чалапатиčalapaty, шльопатиšlʹopaty
(transitive)To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
придушитиprydušyty, заглушитиzahlušyty
Origin
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, EnglishUnknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
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Forms
squelches, squelching, squelched, squelchedTenses
squelch · squelched · will squelch · have squelchedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.