quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
has quenched
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present perfectof quench (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Visitors flock to the Birdsville Hotel, which has quenched thirsty travelers since 1884, and the Birdsville Bakery, celebrated for its curried camel pies, with meat from feral camels that roam the desert.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
In England the demand for what is wrongly inferred to be good draughtsmanship has quenched spontaneity in illustration.
From George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by T. Martin Wood
When the crowd has quenched its hunger and thirst, a new problem presents itself: how to transport all this mass to the town and give them shelter.
From The Shield by Avrahm Yarmolinsky
"The enemy has quenched his fires and a continual noise is heard from his camp," said he.
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count
Claius' blood, he argues, has been already shed in Amarillis, and has quenched the fire of Damon's love for Laurinda, rekindling it again to Amarillis' self.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
