DictionarysquelchWet sucking sound
noun / verb

squelch

A wet sucking sound, or making it while moving.

His boots squelched through the mud.

Etymology

Squelch imitates the wet, sucking noise made by pressure on soft soaked material. The verb names movement accompanied by that sound.

More examples

  • Each step made a wet squelch.
  • Water squelched inside her soaked shoes.
  • They heard the squelch of tires in the mire.

Forms

squelch · squelches · squelched · squelching

Similar words

squish
Both evoke wet compression; squelch often suggests a sucking sound when moving through mud.
splash
Splash involves displaced liquid; squelch suggests wet material compressed under pressure.