Squelching
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of something that squelches.
"The sound of it was scarce louder than the hiss of the rain, a multitude of soft bubblings and squelchings."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of squelch form-of, gerund, participle, present
"At Beddgelert, where the journey was broken for a luncheon interval, and where there should have been a glorious view, there was nothing for it but to alight on to the squelching ground of an open hillside."
Example
More examples"At Beddgelert, where the journey was broken for a luncheon interval, and where there should have been a glorious view, there was nothing for it but to alight on to the squelching ground of an open hillside."
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