quench
pronunciation
How to pronounce quench in British English:
UK [kwentʃ]
How to pronounce quench in American English:
US [kwentʃ]
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- Verb:
- satisfy (thirst)
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- 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
- reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- cool by plunging into cold water
Word Origin
- quench (v.)
- Old English acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from Proto-Germanic *kwankjan, probably a causative form of root of Old English cwincan "to go out, be extinguished," Old Frisian kwinka. Related: Quenched; quenching.
Example
- 1. Such questions may not quench public anger in the same way as a pay-cap would , but they are more likely to yield useful answers .
- 2. The weather obviously has a huge effect : winds can fan flames , rains can quench them .
- 3. However much water cannot quench my dryness love to you .
- 4. He bought an ice-cream to quench his thirst .
- 5. They will not reduce the high level of youth unemployment , nor will they quench the growing thirst for genuine political change .