1. making a wet sucking sound when walking through mud or wet ground
Usage: present participle of squelch
2. forcefully suppressing or silencing something
Usage: present participle of squelch

1. making wet sucking sounds

1. the action of making wet sucking sounds or suppressing something
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• She heard squelching footsteps behind her in the marsh.
• The boots were squelching through the muddy field.
• The government is squelching any opposition to the new policy.
• The squelching sound of wet shoes echoed in the hallway.
• His squelching criticism silenced the debate.
• The squelching of dissent worried many citizens.
• They walked through the squelching bog carefully.