squelch

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. A squelching sound.
2. The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
3. A heavy blow or fall.
4. A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.

Synonyms

crush

squash

squelcher

mash

curb

restrain

repress

oppress

smash

squeeze

control

stifle

hold back

brake

bridle

check

dash

💨

detain

gurgle

inhibit

kill

🔪🩸👤

overwhelm

quash

quell

quench

retain

silence

slop

slosh

smoother

splash

splosh

squish

stem

suffocate

suppress

takedown

put-down

squelch circuit

moderate

muffle

murder

muting

obtund

cease

overbear

beat

pound

💷

pulverise

pulverize

batter

unman

stamp

rein

catch

reserve

bruise

stay

retort

shatter

shipwreck

shiver

withhold

bate

subjugate

smack

clobber

crash

crunch

choke off

chasten

damp

bray

demolish

destroy

get under control

dismay

eliminate

flounder

glug

grind

rein in

harness

contain

sucking noise

beetle

🪲

knock down

mangle

champ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.