quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
quenched
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past participleof quench.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quench.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quenchverb (used with object)to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
Example Sentences
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I sipped on this drink during a midday walk and it kept me cool, quenched and satisfied.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025
Other quenched galaxies in the early universe have been far more massive, but Webb's improved sensitivity allows smaller and fainter galaxies to be observed and analysed.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
At this point near Gennadi village, its climate change-fueled fury was only quenched by the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
“I just was taken by all the people who were thirsty in the comic book — without being quenched — mouth open, sweat pouring, very tired, very depleted. I abstracted that,” Roland says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
She sprinkled the whole business with holy water that was supposed to have come from a well in Jerusalem from which it was said that Jesus had once quenched His thirst.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
