quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
is quenching
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present progressiveof quench (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We think something in the interferon signaling is quenching this particular virus, and so even though it gets in, it’s actually not doing that much,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2023
Often they are called out to rescue hikers or mountain bikers – or horses, in a recent rescue conducted by Lopez's team – but their main task is quenching fires.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2014
On the ground, social enterprise is quenching a thirst from those in societies that want to see economies and communities thrive.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2013
"It is quenching already, quenching—" "Wonderful are the ordinances of God!"
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
“The story of the discomfited lovers is spreading in the school, and the quotation of ‘Frog went courting, he did ride,’ hilariously given is quenching the ardour of many an amorous swain.
From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Isla May Mullins
