staunch
🇺🇸
/stɔːntʃ/
🇬🇧
/stɔːntʃ/
adjective
R
Completely loyal and supportive.
She is a staunch supporter of the environmental movement.
verb
R
To stop something from flowing, especially blood.
She quickly applied pressure to the wound to staunch the bleeding.
translation
Completely loyal and supportive.
To stop something from flowing, especially blood.
Word Forms
3rd Present
staunches
Past
staunched
Perfect
staunched
Progressive
staunching
Comparative
stauncher
Superlative
staunchest