Well I don’t know. I think maybe it’s #3 under nouns. See what you think. It might just be the squishing, sucking sound.
v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es
verbs transitive.
1. To crush by or as if by trampling; squash.
2. To put down or silence, as with a crushing retort: squelch a rumor.
3. To suppress or inhibit: a protein that squelches gene transcription.
verbs intranstive.
To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
nouns.
1. A squishing sound.
2. A crushing reply.
3. An electric circuit that cuts off a radio receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.
squelch synonyms
verb
- To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, suppress. Idiom: put the lid on. See continue, win
- To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal: sit on or upon. See restraint
