1. makes a wet sucking sound when walking through mud or wet ground
2. suppresses or silences something forcefully

1. wet sucking sounds made when walking through mud or wet surfaces

Examples

• She squelches through the muddy field in her rain boots.
• The wet ground squelches under their feet as they walk.
• The principal quickly squelches any rumors about school closures.
• He squelches the rebellion before it can spread.
• The squelches of boots in mud echoed through the marsh.
• We could hear the squelches as the hikers crossed the swamp.
• The committee squelches his proposal without discussion.