1
as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning
we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed
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2
as in satisfying
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
this lemonade really quenches my thirst
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Recent Examples of quenching
Activating your ninth house of expansion and third house of immediate surroundings, this tricky opposition is quenching your desire for adventure while pulling you back into shady debates and undercurrents with people that surround you.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
While there are plenty of quenching hair oils and split-end-smoothing leave-ins out there, nothing has made more of a difference to my puffy lengths than Color Wow’s Dreaming Advanced Repair and Resurfacing Treatment, $45.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
While there are plenty of quenching hair oils and split-end-smoothing leave-ins out there, nothing has made more of a difference to my puffy lengths than Color Wow’s Dreaming Advanced Repair and Resurfacing Treatment, $45.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quenching
Verb
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Moisture of extinction was reached across most of the fire, extinguishing fine dead fuels.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rescuers are extinguishing the fire.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The garden is satisfying to Ramona.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Other tasters agreed these anchovies had a meaty texture, which made each fillet a satisfying several bites.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Quenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quenching. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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