squelched
past simple and past participle ofsquelch
squelch
verb
uk/skweltʃ/us/skweltʃ/squelchverb(SOUND)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
to make asuckingsoundlike the oneproducedwhen you arewalkingonsoft,wetground:
He got out of thecarand squelched through themudtoopenthegate.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
squelchverb(STOP)
[T]US
toquicklyend something that iscausingyouproblems:
Aspokeswomanat theWhiteHousehas squelchedrumorsabout the president'sillhealth.
[T]US
tosilencesomeone bycriticizingthem:
Thesenatorthoroughlysquelched thejournalistwhotriedtointerrupthim during hisspeech.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- cure
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
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Interrupting & preventing from speaking
Examplesofsquelched
squelched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
However, in presidential politics, that agrarian voice was repeatedlysquelched.
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They were not defeated at the polls, butsquelched.
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Early on, there had been speculation that either station would drop the all-news format, but these notions weresquelchedrather quickly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesquelcheda local autonomy movement, earning him criticism from the leftist movement and praise from local businessman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These men... were not defeated at the polls butsquelched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon their return after the uprising wassquelched, the women found large parts of their monastery and properties had been destroyed and plundered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company hadsquelchedany efforts they made to organize during the first decades of the 20th century by isolating or firing union leaders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Plans were announced later that year to renovate and expand the monastery in order to create housing units and underground parking, but negative public reactionsquelchedthose plans.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Due to frequent flooding, proposals have been introduced to build a flood wall on the riverbank, but opposition and cost have thus farsquelchedthe plans.
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- expectation of profit
- expectation of profit
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- expected
- expected behaviour
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