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Quench
kwɛn(t)ʃ
Quench definitions
verb
quench
quenched
quenches
quenching
- satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking
- satisfy (a desire)
"he only pursued her to quench an aching need"
- extinguish (a fire)
"firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames"
- stifle or suppress (a feeling)
"fury rose in him, but he quenched it"
- reduce (someone) to silence
"she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue"
- rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil
- suppress or damp (an effect such as luminescence, or an oscillation or discharge)