was drenching
- past progressive of drench.
Example Sentences
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It was drenching wet under the layers of foliage, and chilly.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 19, 2015
They found the rubbish pit and hurried back because the rain was drenching.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Soon its amber fluid was drenching the earth, and quenching the thirst of the day.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The edge of the last tropical storm of the year had twisted up from the south and was drenching the Schoharie Valley and Reservoir.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The packed snow on the sill was drenching my knees as I worked my way out and prepared to drop.
From The Little Nugget by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
