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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
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɹɛntʃ

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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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