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