squelch

C1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /skwɛltʃ/ UK /skwɛltʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a soft, sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud

The boots made a squelch as they pulled free from the mud.
2

verb
to make a soft, sucking sound, often associated with walking through mud

He squelched through the wet field.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · a soft, sucking sound made... squishsplatsloshsquelching

2 verb · to make a soft, sucking... squish slosh splash slop

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Phrases (1)

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squelch circuit
a circuit that silences a radio receiver when its signal becomes too weak

Noun + noun

Etymology

Of imitative origin (17th c.), an echoic word for the soft sucking sound of pressure on wet ground; also extended to mean 'to suppress or silence completely'.

Topics

Materials & Substances

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# squelch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /skwɛltʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /skwɛltʃ/

## Meanings
1. a soft, sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud
2. to make a soft, sucking sound, often associated with walking through mud

## Examples
- The boots made a squelch as they pulled free from the mud.
- He squelched through the wet field.

## Synonyms
- squish
- splat
- slosh
- splash
- slop

## Etymology
Of imitative origin (17th c.), an echoic word for the soft sucking sound of pressure on wet ground; also extended to mean 'to suppress or silence completely'.

## AI Etymology
Squelch is traced through of imitative origin (17th c.), an echoic word for the soft sucking sound of pressure on wet ground; also extended to mean 'to suppress or silence completely'. In current use it is a noun and verb meaning "a soft, sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is chiefly morphological, explaining how the modern form packages an older base into its present English use. The semantic development is therefore important as well as the form: the word moves from the older concrete, technical, or literal setting into the present figurative or specialized sense.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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