GRE Word List
SQUELCH
produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. 진흙을 위에서 밟을 때
The meaning of the word squelch is produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. 진흙을 위에서 밟을 때.
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