squelch
verb
[ skwɛltʃ ]
• make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud.
• "bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter"
squelch
noun
• a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.
• "the squelch of their feet"
• a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength falls below a certain level.
Origin:
early 17th century (originally denoting a heavy crushing fall on to something soft): imitative.
