squelchy

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/ˈskwɛl.t͡ʃi/

adjective

That squelches, or makes a squelching sound.

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Meanings

adjectivesquelchy (comparative squelchier, superlative squelchiest)

comparative squelchier · superlative squelchiest

  1. That squelches, or makes a squelching sound.

    Extremely stupid but extremely catchy, with the squelchiest synth I’ve ever heard, it slaps in the simplest way a song can slap.

    2025 December 25, Claire Biddles, “Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025, La Bionda – One for You, One for Me (1978)

Origin

From squelch + -y.

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APA

squelchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squelchy

MLA

“squelchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squelchy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squelchy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squelchy.

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