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The correct spelling is quenches.
How to pronounce quenches
verb
Say it like: Kwe-nch-es
The correct spelling is quenches. To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst. For example: "The library quenched her thirst for knowledge."
Usage Examples
“The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.”
“The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
- 2.To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- 3.To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
- 4.To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
- 5.To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
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