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squelch vs wring

wring vs squelch

squelch and wring both are nouns.

squelch and wring both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
squelch Yes No Yes No
wring Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wring is a hyponym of squelch; that is, wring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than squelch:
  • squelch: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
  • wring: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
Other hyponyms of squelch include stamp, steamroller, tread, telescope.
squelch (noun) wring (noun)
an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise a twisting squeeze
a crushing remark
squelch (verb) wring (verb)
suppress or crush completely twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition twist and press out of shape
walk through mud or mire twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
make a sucking sound obtain by coercion or intimidation
Difference between squelch and wring

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