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Squelch vs Unsquelched - What's the difference?

squelch | unsquelched |

As a verb squelch

is to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.

As a noun squelch

is a squelching sound.

As an adjective unsquelched is

not squelched.

squelch

English

Verb

(es)
  • (US) to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
    • Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched .
  • * Carlyle
    • If you deceive us you will be squelched .
  • (radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
  • (British) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
    • The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
  • *
  • (British) to walk or step through a substance such as mud
    • The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.

    Synonyms

    * (to halt) quash

    Noun

    (squelches)
  • A squelching sound.

    • Derived terms

    * squelchy

    unsquelched

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not squelched.
  • * 1983 , John D Lenk, Handbook of Advanced Troubleshooting
    • In the unsquelched condition, audio output should be at least one-tenth of the receiver's rated maximum audio output.
  • * 1985 , Fredrick Koenig, Rumor in the Marketplace
    • Unsquelched , a rampaging rumor can erode a product's sales, damage its market share, and even put workers out of their jobs.