The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
I began also to feel very hungry, as not having eaten for twenty-four hours; and worse than that, there was a parching thirst and dryness in my throat, and nothing with which to quench it.
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quench — quench·able; quench·able·ness; quench; quench·er; quench·less; quench·less·ly; quench·less·ness; un·quench·ably; … English syllables
Quench — Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to waste or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quench — [kwentʃ] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: cwencan] 1.) quench your thirst to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something ▪ We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst. 2.) quench a fire/flames to stop a fire from burning ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Quench — Quench, v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.] [1913 Webster] Dost thou think in time She will not quench! Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quench — [kwench] vt. [ME quenchen < OE cwencan, to extinguish, caus. of cwincan, to go out, akin to Fris kwinka, MHG verquinen, to pass away < IE base * gwey , to complain, weep] 1. to extinguish; put out [to quench fire with water] 2. to overcome; … English World dictionary
Quench — Genre musical Trance, Techno, House Années d activité 1993 2003 Quench est un duo australien spécialisé dans la musique techno, formé du compositeur et producteur Cj Dolan et du producteur Sean Quinn. Leur titre Dreams, paru en 1993 et… … Wikipédia en Français
quench — ● quench nom masculin (anglais quench) Brusque refroidissement d un produit pétrolier au cours d un procédé de raffinage, ayant pour but de stopper la réaction de craquage ou d en contrôler l exothermicité … Encyclopédie Universelle
quench — [ kwentʃ ] verb transitive 1. ) if you quench your THIRST, you drink something so that you do not feel thirsty anymore a ) used about other types of feelings or needs: Books have traditionally quenched a child s thirst for knowledge. 2. ) OLD… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quench — (v.) O.E. acwencan to quench (of fire, light), from P.Gmc. *cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of O.E. cwincan to go out, be extinguished, O.Fris. kwinka. Related: Quenched; quenching … Etymology dictionary
quench — [v1] destroy, extinguish annihilate, check, choke, crush, dampen, decimate, demolish, destruct, dismantle, douse, end, kill, knock down, moisten, put down, put out, quash*, quell, raze, ruin, shatter, smother, snuff out*, stifle, suppress, wreck; … New thesaurus
quench — index allay, assuage, cancel, deter, discourage, extinguish, inhibit, quash, repress … Law dictionary
