quench
🇺🇸
/kwentʃ/
🇬🇧
/kwentʃ/
verb
R
To satisfy a thirst by drinking.
After playing soccer, he was so thirsty that he quench his thirst with a bottle of water.
R
To extinguish a fire.
The firefighters managed to quench the fire before it spread to the neighboring houses.
translation
To satisfy a thirst by drinking.; To extinguish a fire.
Word Forms
3rd Present
quenches
Past
quenched
Perfect
quenched
Progressive
quenching