squelch

Meanings

Verb

  • To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
  • To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
  • To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
  • To walk or step through a substance such as mud.

Noun

Origin

  • Unknown. Perhaps a . Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.

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