slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
has been slaking
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present perfect progressiveof slake (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But the truth didn’t shake my faith in Oly pride, which bubbles up like the artesian well water that has been slaking Olympian thirsts for centuries.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2018
