v.
Pronunciation: ' skwelch
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1624
transitive verb
1 a : to fall or stamp on so as to crush b (1) : to completely suppress : QUELL < squelch resistance> (2) : SILENCE < squelch ed the protesters>
2 : to emit or move with a sucking sound
intransitive verb
1 : to emit a sucking sound
2 : to splash through water, slush, or mire
– squelch · er noun