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Raresquelched
The correct spelling is squelched.
How to pronounce squelched
verb
IPA: /ˈskwɛltʃt/
Say it like: Skw-elc-hed
The correct spelling is squelched. To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force For example: "Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors."
Usage Examples
“Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.”
“The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.”
“The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
- 2.(radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.
- 3.To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
- 4.To walk or step through a substance such as mud
adjective
- 1.Having been squelched.
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