drench
verb (used with object)
to wet thoroughly; soak.
Example Sentences
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An attempt to conjure a tropical vibe, or just a way to persuade patrons to run up a tab by avoiding a drenching?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As a housemate, he was catastrophic—overturning wastebaskets, ransacking drawers and drenching manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Then, a second winter of drenching storms triggered two more slides, including one that completely buried another section of California’s Highway 1 under 300,000 cubic yards of dirt, rock and debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Flooding struck the popular holiday island of Ibiza on Saturday for the second time in two weeks as the storm moved east and north into the Mediterranean after drenching southeastern Spain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
There was the drenching hospitality in the pervading smell of sweet magnolias.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
