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- [drench]
- /drɛntʃ/
- /drentʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drench]
- /drɛntʃ/
Definitions of drenching word
- verb with object drenching to wet thoroughly; soak. 1
- verb with object drenching to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep. 1
- verb with object drenching to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight. 1
- verb with object drenching Veterinary Medicine. to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. 1
- verb with object drenching Archaic. to cause to drink. 1
- noun drenching the act of drenching. 1
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Origin of drenching
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drenchen, Old English drencan, causative of drincan to drink; cognate with Dutch drenken, German tränken to water, give to drink
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Parts of speech for Drenching
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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drenching popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
drenching usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drenching
adjective drenching
- torrential — pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent.
noun drenching
- douche — a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
- slush — partly melted snow.
- maceration — the act or process of macerating.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
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