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The correct spelling is quenching.
How to pronounce quenching
verb
IPA: /ˈkwɛntʃ.ɪŋ/
Say it like: Kwe-nch-ing
The correct spelling is quenching. 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.”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- 2.The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
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