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Meaning of squelched

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

squelched

Pronunciation:/ˈskwɛltʃt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force

    Example: Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.

  2. (radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.

  3. To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground

    Example: The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.

  4. To walk or step through a substance such as mud

    Example: The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having been squelched.