quenching
/ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/
Misollar
- The milk is quenching my thirst.
- The giraffes were quenching their thirst in the stagnant pool.
fe’l verb
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To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
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To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.
- To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
ot noun
- The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
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