verb
- 1
[I]
to make a wet sucking sound, like the one you make when you walk through mud
छपछप करना, (कीचड़ में) फचफच की आवाज़ करना
- Our boots squelched through the mud.
- Water squelched in her shoes.
Synonyms squish splash slosh
- 2
[T] informal
to stop something from growing, increasing or developing
दबा देना, कुचल देना
- The new rules squelched all opposition.
- The principal squelched rumours about the exam being cancelled.
Synonyms suppress crush quash stifle silence
Opposite encourage foster
noun
- 1
[C, usually sing.]
a wet sucking sound
फचफच, छपछप की आवाज़
- the squelch of wet sand under our feet
- We heard the squelch of boots in the wet field.
