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The correct spelling is squelches.
How to pronounce squelches
noun
Say it like: Skw-elc-hes
The correct spelling is squelches. A squelching sound. 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
noun
- 1.A squelching sound.
- 2.(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
- 3.A heavy blow or fall.
- 4.A kind of electronic beat used in acid house and related music genres.
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
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