slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
slaking
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present participleof slake.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Trainees practiced slaking lime, sieving, mixing and preparing mortar while working on the gate.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
When it comes to slaking Southern California’s colossal thirst for water, more and more local governments are searching their own sewer lines for a solution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Depending on the source, you will hear that the Ogallala Aquifer slaking the huge cattle feedlots from Amarillo to Dodge City will be drunk dry in as few as 20 years.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2018
I drank deep at the Rick Perry well, slaking my thirst for a frontrunner as if I was some conquistador who’d stumbled upon a magic fountain.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2011
Taking, baking, making, slaking, raking—the list seemed endless.
From Twelve Times Zero by Howard Browne
