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quelches

quelches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quelch.

Meaning of quelch

Verb

quelch (third-person singular simple present quelches, present participle quelching, simple past and past participle quelched)

  1. (transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
    • We are proud to have had a part in quelching the evil ideologies that brought so much suffering to mankind.2013, Col. John H. Roush, Jr., World War II Reminiscences, page 450
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.

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Questions about quelches

What is quelches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quelches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quelch.

Words near quelches in the dictionary

  1. Quekett
  2. quel surprise
  3. quelbe
  4. quelch
  5. quelched
  6. quelches
  7. quelching
  8. quelea
  9. queleas
  10. Quelepa
  11. Quelimane

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