Definition of "squelching" []

• Present participle of squelch. (verb)

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• "They were so effective in squelching the RP message that in New Hampshire, McCain was viewed as the antiwar candidate."
• "After a generation of determined effort the conservative movement has succeeded in squelching that mission."
• "Where were the technology experts who could have dissected the idea of squelching Twitter?"