quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
was quenching
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past progressiveof quench.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It didn't seem right that I was quenching my thirst.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2013
Meanwhile, as was only fair, I turned the mare in the direction of the drawing-room where I had reason to believe that Miss Dora Harris was quenching her impatience in tea.
From The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan
A Lamb was quenching his thirst in a stream of pure water.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
The Chief evidently consented, and a few minutes later I was quenching my thirst with the most delicious draught I had ever tasted.
From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Savile Lumley
The farmer's wife gave him a large bowl of milk, and while he was quenching his thirst a number of pigs got round about him.
From More Toasts by Marion Dix Mosher
