Drench (Verb)
Meaning 1
Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The floodwaters completely drenched the lower level of the building.
- Heavy rainfall will drench the dry landscape after a prolonged drought.
- We had to stop our hike as a storm suddenly rolled in and began to drench us to the bone.
- Ripping her skirt as she tumbled, Lily slipped and was completely drenched by the raging waterfall.
- Water was used to drench the festivalgoers at the popular event held annually on a warm summer day.
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Meaning 2
Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..