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Meanings of squelch in English

Spanish
golpe bajo

A crushing remark.

        golpe bajo
        Catalan
        picolar

        Walk through mud or mire.

              picolar
              Portuguese
              esmagar
              Catalan
              moldre
              Spanish
              aplastar

              To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.

                    esmagar
                    Catalan
                    dominar

                    Suppress or crush completely.

                          dominar
                          Usage of squelch in English
                          1
                          One possibility, said Davy, is that water could squelch feelings of hunger.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Up ahead the tunnel touched, then peeled apart with a grotesque squelch.
                          Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
                          3
                          Nothing to hear but the squelch of my boots on the lawn.
                          The thirteenth tale: a novel
                          4
                          The dampers in a lecture hall could be tuned to squelch hecklers.
                          Existence
                          5
                          As he did so, he felt something squelch coldly under his fingers.
                          Pet Sematary
                          6
                          I squelch along the highway till I get to the CFS Outfitters.
                          Wild Thing
                          7
                          Tell the king he can suck my-A pop, mixed with squelch.
                          Sea of Rust
                          8
                          He jumped hurriedly into the farmyard, where he landed with a squelch.
                          A Tale of Time City
                          9
                          I clapped a hand to my mouth to squelch a hysterical whine.
                          One for the money
                          10
                          I'd scout the suggestion of a trial; I'd squelch Calvaster; I'd absolve you.
                          The Unwilling Vestal
                          11
                          Isobel did her best to squelch the smile he was quite obviously after.
                          Seduced by a highlander
                          12
                          How could his talk squelch the stepping forward of female and male survivors?
                          Ebony
                          13
                          The arrangement led to occasional turf wars, which the noncoms sought to squelch.
                          Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
                          14
                          I heard an electronic squelch-anincoming comm signal in Rita's helmet.
                          All You Need Is Kill
                          15
                          I've written another article; you better hurry down and help Livy squelch it.
                          Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906)
                          16
                          I knew, though, that my concerns would not squelch his passion.
                          The kommandant's girl
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                          Translations for squelch
                          Portuguese
                          esmagar
                          Squelch through the time
                          Squelch across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common