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   squelch

   /skwɛltʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud: "bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter"
   • ▪ forcefully silence or suppress: "property developers tried to squelch public protest"

   noun

   • 1. a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud: "the squelch of their feet"
   • 2. a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength falls below a certain level.

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally denoting a heavy crushing fall on to something soft): imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squelcher noun
   • 2. squelchy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

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