slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
slakes
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present tense formof slake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The lake that slakes the thirst of 40 million people in cities, farms and tribes across seven Southwestern states is down to about 30% of capacity.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
This book slakes nearly every sense except thirst.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hungry, he munches a sandwich, first food in 33 hours, slakes his dry throat from the still half-filled canteen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lo! when he slakes his thirst The rivers dwindle, and he thinks to draw The depths of Jordan dry.
From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Lydia Howard Sigourney
