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drench

verb

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
H
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɹɛntʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

    “souse water on his hot face”

verb

  1. permeate or impregnate

    “The war drenched the country in blood”

verb

  1. force to drink

verb

  1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

    “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”

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Example Sentences

souse water on his hot face
The war drenched the country in blood
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor

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