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Antonyms for drenched

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drench
Phonetic Transcription : drɛntʃ


Definition of drenched

Origin :
  • c.1200, "to submerge, drown," from Old English drencan "give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown," causative of drincan "to drink" (see drink), from Proto-Germanic *drankijan (cf. Old Norse drekkja, Swedish dränka, Dutch drenken, German tränken, Gothic dragkjan "to give to drink"). Sense of "to wet thoroughly by throwing liquid over" is from c.1550. Related: Drenched; drenching.
  • verb wet thoroughly
Example sentences :
  • It was lavender water; he drenched her hair and brow and hands.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • The country round about had been drenched with much German and Russian blood.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • I believe, since 'Drunken Barnaby's Journal,' nothing like it has drenched the press.
  • Extract from : « Andr » by William Dunlap
  • He was drenched in an instant, strangling and gasping for breath.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Francisco felt that he was drenched, and he raised his head.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • The colours were indistinguishable at the distance, drenched and sodden.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
  • The boat began to pitch and toss: the passengers were drenched.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • They were drenched to the skin, and their garments froze around them.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • There was a prickling at the base of my scalp and I was drenched with cold sweat.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • He was drenched through, but steaming with sweat as if he had ridden long and hard.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

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