squelcher
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squelch
(skwĕlch)v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es
v.tr.
1. To subdue forcibly: squelch a revolt.
2. To inhibit or suppress: squelch a rumor; squelch one's anger.
3. Archaic To crush by trampling.
v.intr.
To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
n.
1. A squishing sound.
2. An electric circuit that cuts off a radio receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.
[Probably imitative.]
squelch′er n.
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| Noun | 1. | squelcher - a crushing remark derision - contemptuous laughter colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. | squelcher - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
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