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quelching

quelching is the present participle and gerund 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 quelching

What is quelching the present participle and gerund of?
Quelching is the present participle and gerund of quelch.

Words near quelching in the dictionary

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

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