Antonyms for drencher

Grammar : Noun

Spell : drench

Phonetic Transcription : drɛntʃ

Definition of drencher

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.

As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
As in deluge : noun downpour, flood of something
As in downpour : noun tremendous pouring of rain
As in flood : noun overwhelming flow, quantity

Example sentences :

There is the case of the Drencher which well illustrates this.
Extract from : « King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 » by E. Keble Chatterton

Mr. Mabie said that when it did come we'd likely get a drencher.
Extract from : « The Outdoor Chums After Big Game » by Captain Quincy Allen

It is going to be a drencher, and it is of no use our getting wet through to begin with.
Extract from : « Condemned as a Nihilist » by George Alfred Henty

Synonyms for drencher

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