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Meanings of squelched in English

Subdued or overcome.

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Examples for "quenched"
1
She quenched the alcohol flame and replaced the lamp in its case.
Phantom Wires: A Novel
2
The terrible thrashing about in the icy water had quenched my spirit.
The Young Forester
3
The manifestation of the Spirit in prophesying was not to be quenched.
The Great Doctrines of the Bible
4
The candlestick of the church was turned down and the light quenched.
Modern Persia
5
Nor did she feel it any longer, its spirit quenched beneath necessity.
The pretender's crown
1
The thought of the little sister quelled the storm in Marcella's soul.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
2
At last she quelled the tumult in her bosom and found voice.
The Eternal Maiden
3
That quelled the internal rebellion, but left him feeling gassy and bloated.
American empire: blood and iron
4
But the men in red quelled a boisterous Welsh atmosphere moments later.
The South African
5
The Mohammedan insurrection was not quelled till the early months of 1874.
An Australian in China / Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey ...
Usage of squelched in English
1
Unfortunately this natural gift is squelched before it has time to develop.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
2
The Capitals squelched another New Jersey rally early in the third period.
Reuters
3
My boots squelched, and water dropped from the corners of the boxes.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
4
Mathewson was squelched, but Sturgis came to his relief with the suggestion:-
Potts's Painless Cure / 1898
5
The unappreciated serenader appeared squelched by this threat, for complete silence followed.
The Spanish Chest
6
Son was speedily squelched by Ma's firm hand, and the adventure ended.
I Married a Ranger
7
His hands squelched in the blood on the rim of the basin.
IT
8
Their boots squelched on the sodden turf; the wind bore on them heavily.
At a Winter's Fire
9
But in the person of Brother Walker, the system was squelched.
Thirty Years in the Itinerancy
10
She squelched the sensation and returned to the subject at hand.
The grail king
11
Her boots squelched with every step, water shifting between her toes.
The bone palace
12
I squelched the urge to turn and see what had happened.
Future Lovecraft
13
Hershie squelched in, leaving a slushy dribble on the muted industrial-grade brown carpet.
Super Man and the Bug Out
14
Icy subterranean water squelched up and down in writer's rubber boots.
The new yorker
15
Thus inescapably pinioned, I squelched up the path to my wedding.
Outlander
16
His smile sparked those irrelevant happy feelings that she'd almost squelched.
Colorado abduction
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United States of America
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