SQUELCHING
Verb
squelching
present participle of squelch
Noun
squelching (plural squelchings)
The act of something that squelches.
Source: Wiktionary
SQUELCH
Squelch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched; p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.]
Etym: [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.]
Definition: To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl.
If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.
Squelch, n.
Definition: A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing
reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition