squelches

Verb

squelch (third-person singular simple present squelches, present participle squelching, simple past and past participle squelched)

1. (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.

   Synonyms:

   quash

2. (transitive) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
3. (UK, intransitive) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
   • The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
4. (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.

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