squelch
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squelch
- /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛltʃ
Where it comes from
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
verb squelches · squelching · squelched
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To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.
Similar: quash
- To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
- To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground. The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
- To walk or step through a substance such as mud. The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
noun squelches
- A squelching sound.
- Ellipsis of squelch circuit
- A heavy blow or fall.
- A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres. Through a process of experimentation the 'acid squelch' sound came forth, which was recorded and passed on to DJ Ron Hardy to play at his Warehouse club.
Translations
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verb to halt, stop, eliminate
| Español | aplastar |
|---|---|
| Français | clouer le bec, museler, réduire au silence |
| Deutsch | unterdrücken |
| Русский | уничтожа́ть uničtožátʹ |
verb radio technology: suppress hiss or static
| Español | sintonizar |
|---|
verb to make a sucking, splashing noise
| Español | chapotear |
|---|---|
| Français | faire floc floc, faire flip-flap |
| Deutsch | matschen |
| Русский | хлюпать xljupatʹ |
noun a squelching sound
| Русский | хлюпанье xljupanʹje |
|---|
noun suppression of unwanted hiss
| Deutsch | Rauschsperre, Rauschunterdrückung |
|---|---|
| Русский | шумоподавление šumopodavlenije |
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title = {squelch},
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