Squelch

Synonyms for "squelch" (194 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Verb(2 words)
crushdelete

Strong matches (58)

Verb(3 words)
mashquashquell
Noun(1 words)
put-down

Related words (97)

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Translations

73 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • потискане noun (suppression of unwanted hiss)
  • шляпане noun (a squelching sound)
  • потискам verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • потушавам verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)

Czech

4 entries
  • rochnit se verb (to walk or step through a substance such as a mud)
  • učinit přítrž verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • zarazit verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • čvachtat verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)

Dutch

3 entries
  • ploeteren verb (to walk or step through a substance such as a mud)
  • ploeteren verb (to walk or step through a substance such as a mud)
  • smoren verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)

French

4 entries
  • clouer le bec verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • faire flip-flap verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • faire floc floc verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • museler verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)

Galician

3 entries
  • batuxar verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • choupar verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • escaldrufar verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)

German

4 entries
  • Rauschsperre noun (suppression of unwanted hiss)
  • Rauschunterdrückung noun (suppression of unwanted hiss)
  • matschen verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • unterdrücken verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csendeshangolás noun (suppression of unwanted hiss)
  • cuppogás noun (a squelching sound)
  • szortyogás noun (a squelching sound)
  • szörcsögés noun (a squelching sound)

Māori

2 entries
  • pakora noun (a squelching sound)
  • pākorakora noun (a squelching sound)

Russian

4 entries
  • хлюпанье noun (a squelching sound)
  • шумоподавление noun (suppression of unwanted hiss)
  • уничтожа́ть verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • хлюпать verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • šljapkati verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)

Spanish

3 entries
  • aplastar verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • chapotear verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)
  • sintonizar verb (radio technology: suppress hiss or static)

Swedish

4 entries
  • klafs noun (a squelching sound)
  • hejda verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • hindra verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • klafsa verb (to make a sucking, splashing noise)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • брьохати verb (to walk or step through a substance such as a mud)
  • заглушити verb (radio technology: suppress hiss or static)
  • знищити verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)
  • придушити verb (to halt, stop, eliminate)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.

Source: tatoeba (10058201)

They loyally united in her defence, and sought to squelch the revolter by loftily explaining that the actress turned her back so often to the audience because she had such a noble, generous nature and desired to give the other actors a chance.

Source: tatoeba (11665997)

Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.

Source: wiktionary

Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched.

Source: wiktionary

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