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squelchsquelch /skwɛltʃ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYsquelchOrigin: 1600-1700 from the sound VERB TABLEsquelch |
Present | I, you, we, they | squelch | | he, she, it | squelches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | squelched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have squelched | | he, she, it | has squelched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had squelched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will squelch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have squelched |
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Present | I | am squelching | | he, she, it | is squelching | | you, we, they | are squelching | Past | I, he, she, it | was squelching | | you, we, they | were squelching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been squelching | | he, she, it | has been squelching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been squelching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be squelching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been squelching |
to stop something such as an idea or action from developing or spreading: Barrett has tried to squelch the rumors. [Origin: 1600–1700 from the sound]—squelch noun [countable] |