Meaning & use

Squelching

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Making a soft sucking sound, such as when walking through mud or wet, soggy ground.

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Her boots kept squelching through the muddy field after the rain.

The squelching noise from the swamp made the children giggle nervously.

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An onomatopoeic word that imitates the sound it describes.

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