squelches

5 definitions • 5 examples

to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground:

He got out of the car and squelched through the mud to open the gate.

to quickly end something that is causing you problems:

A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health.

to silence someone by criticizing them:

The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.

a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground:

As the hikers walked down the path by the house, she could hear the squelch of their boots in the mud.

to stop something quickly and completely:

One professor claimed that the university tried to squelch his criticisms.