were drenching
- past progressive of drench.
Example Sentences
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“They were drenching me in last things,” as Jeff puts it.
From Slate ● May 2, 2016
In the meantime an emergency fire corps, composed of men employed on the grounds, had attached a line of hose to a hydrant and were drenching the flames.
From The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Burnham, Margaret
The waves were drenching her with their spray.
From The Tremendous Event by Leblanc, Maurice
Out in the garden spectral figures were drenching the trees and flowers with water after the cruel heat of the day, and the place was full of the scent of wet earth.
From Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Stockley, Cynthia
It was as though the flood of moonshine were drenching the sacred sky also with a calm, unrippled sea, but a sea of light.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
