verb
drench
to wet something thoroughly by soaking it or pouring liquid on it
In a sentence
Six example sentences with drench, each labelled with its topic.
Let the warm syrup drench each layer of the cake until the crumb is heavy and glistening.
Cooking
Ninety minutes on the indoor rower will drench a shirt so completely that it drips when you lift it.
Fitness
Monsoon rains drench the delta for eleven weeks, raising the water table faster than the pumps can lower it.
Environment
The afternoon storm drenched the trekkers before they reached the hut, and every boot took two days to dry.
Travel
A sudden downpour drenched the festival crowd, but the band played through the storm to the end of the set.
Music
Watercolorists drench the paper first, so the pigment blooms softly instead of forming hard edges.
Art
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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