squelching

4 definitions • 3 examples

present participle of

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.