squelched
/skwɛltʃt/
verb
- Past tense of squelch: suppressed or silenced something.
- The company squelched the false claims with a public statement.
- Her doubts were squelched when she saw the evidence.
- The principal squelched the bullying by enforcing strict rules.
- Past tense of squelch: made a soft sucking sound while moving through something wet.
- His wet shoes squelched as he walked across the kitchen floor.
- The hikers squelched along the muddy trail.
- We squelched through the bog for an hour.
adjective
- Suppressed or silenced; having been stopped or put down.
- Her squelched ambitions resurfaced years later.
- The squelched rebellion left the town in uneasy peace.
- The squelched rumor turned out to be true after all.
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