squelched; squelching; squelches
1
2
: to emit or move with a sucking sound
squelcher
noun
1
: a sound of or as if of semiliquid matter under suction
the squelch of mud
2
: the act of suppressing
especially
: a retort that silences an opponent
Synonyms
Examples of squelch in a Sentence
Verb
immediately squelched any signs of rebellion
his irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors
Recent Examples on the Web
David McHugh, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionally, the Fed raises interest rates to squelch inflation by lifting borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, thus curtailing economic activity.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The Senate provided guidelines, such as making clear statements represented faculty members or groups and not the university and ensuring that minority or dissenting views are not squelched.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri, and other parties accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
The justices seemed broadly skeptical during nearly two hours of arguments that a lawyer for Louisiana, Missouri and other parties presented accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
That same month, Idaho figures on the right, including Dustin Hurst, the former vice president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation who was also a party to the lawsuit, posted on social media in support of laws that would squelch efforts to silence critics.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Paul’s opposition squelched a similar legislative effort a year ago.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
The major social-media and tech companies have already done their share to pervert civil discourse and shatter consensus and squelch reason, all to make a buck.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
Finally, an electronic squelch.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Jan. 2023
So Secretary Rusk put a squelch on those missions.
—CBS News, 13 Oct. 2021
Those subtitles became a sensation among fans: [Tentacles undulating moistly], [wet footsteps squelch], [tense music intensifies] are as memorable as Vecna himself.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 July 2022
With every mile walked, every sprain of ankle, every squelch of bog, the beer tasted sweeter.
—Oliver Smith, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2020
With a small, one-handed hoe, a planter opened a hole in the wet earth, which parted with a squelch.
—New York Times, 13 July 2022
Squelch, squelch, squish, grunt, clang, yell, grunt, clang, squish, squish, squidge.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 16 Oct. 2021
Verb
High interest rates from the European Central Bank — aimed at squelching inflation — have held back credit-sensitive business areas like construction of new apartments and offices.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionally, the Fed raises interest rates to squelch inflation by lifting borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, thus curtailing economic activity.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The Senate provided guidelines, such as making clear statements represented faculty members or groups and not the university and ensuring that minority or dissenting views are not squelched.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri, and other parties accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
The justices seemed broadly skeptical during nearly two hours of arguments that a lawyer for Louisiana, Missouri and other parties presented accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
That same month, Idaho figures on the right, including Dustin Hurst, the former vice president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation who was also a party to the lawsuit, posted on social media in support of laws that would squelch efforts to silence critics.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Paul’s opposition squelched a similar legislative effort a year ago.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
Poems of ‘human residue’ in a new collection Joe Hall’s poems move between a fist-pounding urgency, the fire and squelch of this moment of our endtime, and a vulnerability hushed and gentle as a nightgown on a laundry line.
—Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
The major social-media and tech companies have already done their share to pervert civil discourse and shatter consensus and squelch reason, all to make a buck.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
Finally, an electronic squelch.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Jan. 2023
So Secretary Rusk put a squelch on those missions.
—CBS News, 13 Oct. 2021
Those subtitles became a sensation among fans: [Tentacles undulating moistly], [wet footsteps squelch], [tense music intensifies] are as memorable as Vecna himself.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 July 2022
With every mile walked, every sprain of ankle, every squelch of bog, the beer tasted sweeter.
—Oliver Smith, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2020
With a small, one-handed hoe, a planter opened a hole in the wet earth, which parted with a squelch.
—New York Times, 13 July 2022
Squelch, squelch, squish, grunt, clang, yell, grunt, clang, squish, squish, squidge.
—Jess Grey, Wired, 16 Oct. 2021
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“Squelch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squelch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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squelch
1 of 2 noun1
: a sound of or as if of a squishy substance under suction
the squelch of mud
2
: a remark that silences an opponent
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