quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
have quenched
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present perfectof quench.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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This drink has a great balance of sharpness and sweetness, which really makes me feel I have quenched my thirst.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2020
“You fool yourself at certain times into thinking that’s it and you have quenched the beast,” Bissinger writes.
From Time ● Mar. 27, 2013
While recent rains have quenched many of the fires, the situation remains volatile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her chilling philosophy would soon have quenched a less happy and impulsive nature.
From Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
Though so bad as to be beyond hope of recovery by natural effort, it was not so bad as to have quenched in utter darkness the light which lighteth every man.
From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Archibald B. C. Alexander
