Drenching — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of making something completely wet

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɛntʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɛntʃɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈeɪz/.

Examples

he gave it a good drenching
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
The war drenched the country in blood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swamp douse souse dowse soaking sop drench sousing imbrue soak

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of making something completely wet “he gave it a good drenching”
verb	drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor”
verb	force to drink
verb	permeate or impregnate “The war drenched the country in blood”
verb	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto “souse water on his hot face”

Word Forms

soak	verb	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
souse	verb	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
swamp	noun	low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
soaker	noun	a heavy rain
soaking	noun	the act of making something completely wet
souse	noun	the act of making something completely wet
sousing	noun	the act of making something completely wet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchnässen

der Akt, etwas völlig nass zu machen

🇫🇷French

trempant

le fait de rendre quelque chose complètement mouillé

🇪🇸Spanish

empapando

el acto de hacer algo completamente mojado

🇮🇹Italian

inzuppato

l'atto di rendere qualcosa completamente bagnato

🇳🇱Dutch

doordrenken

de handeling waarbij iets volledig nat wordt gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

encharcando

o ato de deixar algo completamente molhado

🇷🇺Russian

мокрый

действие, когда что-то становится полностью мокрым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भीगना

किसी चीज को पूरी तरह से गीला करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিজানো

সম্পূর্ণ ভেজা কিছু তৈরি করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நனைகிறது

எதையாவது முற்றிலும் ஈரமாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తడిసి ముద్దవుతోంది

ఏదో పూర్తిగా తడి చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

भिजवणे

काहीतरी पूर्णपणे ओले करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભીંજવું

કંઈક સંપૂર્ણપણે ભીનું બનાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದ್ದುವುದು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಒದ್ದೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നനയ്ക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും പൂർണ്ണമായും നനയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰੈਚਿੰਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਗਿੱਲਾ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیگنا

کسی چیز کو مکمل طور پر گیلا بنانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淋湿

将某物完全弄湿的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ずぶぬれ

何かを完全に濡らす行為

🇰🇷Korean

흠뻑 젖는

어떤 것을 완전히 젖게 만드는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ướt đẫm

hành động làm cho một cái gì đó hoàn toàn ướt

🇹🇭Thai

เปียกโชก

การกระทำที่ทำให้บางสิ่งเปียกจนหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

basah kuyup

tindakan membuat sesuatu benar-benar basah

🇵🇭Filipino

nagbababad

ang gawa ng paggawa ng isang bagay na ganap na basa

🇲🇾Malay

basah kuyup

perbuatan membuat sesuatu menjadi basah sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنقيع

فعل جعل شيء رطبًا تمامًا

🇮🇷Persian

خیس کردن

عمل خیس کردن چیزی کاملاً

🇹🇷Turkish

sırılsıklam

bir şeyi tamamen ıslak yapma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁקָאָה

הפעולה של לעשות משהו רטוב לחלוטין

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The primary meaning of 'drenching' is 'the act of making something completely wet'.

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