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🌧️squelch

verb
/skwɛltʃ/
squeeze squint

Meaning

to make a soft sucking sound, such as when walking on mud; to suppress or silence

Example Sentences

His boots squelched in the wet ground.

Example Expressions

squelch a rumor

Synonyms

suppress, silence, smother, extinguish

Antonyms

encourage, spread, amplify

Collocations

squelch noise, squelch rumor, squelch dissent

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