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squelch
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- pronunciation:
- skwelch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
squelches, squelching, squelched |
| definition 1: |
to crush or squash, by or as if by stepping on.
He squelched the beetle with the heel of his boot. |
| definition 2: |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply.
The teacher's harsh reply squelched the poor boy, and he shuffled back to his seat.- similar words:
- suppress
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| definition 3: |
to cause to make a squishing, sucking sound.
The boy squelched his toes in the mud. |
| related words: |
crush, discourage, extinguish, hush, kill, nip in the bud, put down, quash, quell, quench, quiet, repress, retard, silence, stifle |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make a squishing, sucking sound.
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| definition 2: |
to walk through mud or the like, making such a sound.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of intimidating or silencing someone, as by a crushing reply.
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| definition 2: |
a squishing, sucking sound.
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| derivations: |
squelchingly (adv.), squelcher (n.) |
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