0 past simple and past participle of squelch --
1 to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground: --
2 to quickly end something that is causing you problems: --
The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.
A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health.
Due to frequent flooding, proposals have been introduced to build a flood wall on the riverbank, but opposition and cost have thus far squelched the plans.
Plans were announced later that year to renovate and expand the monastery in order to create housing units and underground parking, but negative public reaction squelched those plans.
The company had squelched any efforts they made to organize during the first decades of the 20th century by isolating or firing union leaders.
Upon their return after the uprising was squelched, the women found large parts of their monastery and properties had been destroyed and plundered.
These men... were not defeated at the polls but squelched.
He squelched a local autonomy movement, earning him criticism from the leftist movement and praise from local businessman.
Early on, there had been speculation that either station would drop the all-news format, but these notions were squelched rather quickly.
They were not defeated at the polls, but squelched.
