Quench - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kwentʃ|
Brit.
|kwen(t)ʃ|
verb
- satisfy (thirst) (syn: allay, assuage, slake)
- suppress or crush completely (syn: quell, squelch)
- cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
The cold water quenched his thirst
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (syn: blow out, extinguish, snuff out)quench the flames
- electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device- suppress or crush completely (syn: quell, squelch)
quench a rebellion
- reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance- cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
quench steel
Extra examples
...we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed...
...this lemonade really quenches my thirst...
Quench the fire with water.
The steel was quenched with water.
He stopped and quenched his thirst at a spring.
His praise quenches all desire to read the book.
The cold water quenched his thirst
We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: quench
he/she/it: quenches
present participle: quenching
past tense: quenched
past participle: quenched
I/you/we/they: quench
he/she/it: quenches
present participle: quenching
past tense: quenched
past participle: quenched
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