slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
slaking
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present participleof slake.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Trainees practiced slaking lime, sieving, mixing and preparing mortar while working on the gate.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
When it comes to slaking Southern California’s colossal thirst for water, more and more local governments are searching their own sewer lines for a solution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Thank you for keeping up with slaking our thirst.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2020
But Parton is a master of deflecting one-liners, slaking people's curiosity by leaving them laughing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2011
Give as the heart gives whose fetters are breaking— Life, love, and hope, all thy dreams and thy waking; Soon, heaven's river thy soul-fever slaking, Thou shalt know God and the gift that he gave.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by James Mudge
