English-Swedish translations for squelch

• klafsa
• hejdå
• hejda
  Jag hejdade honom från att begå självmord.
  Ingenting kan hejda mig!
• hindra
  Titta, här hindrar dammen vattnet från att rinna fritt.
  Jag hann precis att hindra honom från att kasta ut teven genom fönstret.
• klafs
• stoppa
  Snattarna måste stoppas!
  Det nya säkerhetssystemet är tänkt att helt stoppa stölderna.
  Stoppa tåget!

Definition of squelch

• to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
• to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive gain is applied
• to walk or step through a substance such as mud
• A squelching sound
• A heavy blow or fall

Examples

• Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
• The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
• The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.

Related words

• grotesquely
• brusquely
• picturesquely
• Goyaesquely