Quenching
['kwentʃɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quench
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Examples
- Tarzan had always hated water except as a medium for quenching his thirst. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Though its employment in the manufacture of chewing gum is of comparatively recent date, chicle was used by the Indians prior to the days of Columbus as a means of quenching their thirst. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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