squelching

verb

Meaning

To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
(radio technology) 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 (and linear from zero) gain is applied.
To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
To walk or step through a substance such as mud
The act of something that squelches.

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