American English pronunciation
How to pronounce drenched
IPA transcription: [d'ɹɛntʃt]
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Verb
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cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
“souse water on his hot face”
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drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
“The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”
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force to drink
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permeate or impregnate
“The war drenched the country in blood”
Adjective
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abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
“drenched in moonlight”
“moon-drenched meadows”
Usage examples
- And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
- "Kinilaw" is raw meat usually pork or fish drenched in vinegar and salt.
- And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
- Drenched irises, if you care to put it that way.
- The song revolves around longing in a relationship, set to a rain-drenched soundscape.
- His t-shirt was drenched in sweat.
- Two athletes, one female and one male are running down a rain drenched street.
- His t-shirt was drenched in sweat.
- Crushed brick is pressed onto the limestone surface with rollers, then drenched in water.
- He came home drenched in his T-Shirt.