quenched
/kwɛntʃt/
adjective
- Satisfied, especially in reference to thirst.
- The hikers returned with quenched thirsts after finding a stream.
- She felt completely quenched after finishing the entire bottle of water.
- After drinking the lemonade, his quenched thirst made him feel much better.
- Cooled rapidly (as in metal) to achieve hardness.
- Quenched steel is much stronger than slowly cooled metal.
- The factory uses a special oil bath for quenched parts.
- The blacksmith examined the quenched blade to check its hardness.
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- Past tense of quench: satisfied (thirst) or extinguished (fire).
- She quenched her thirst with a glass of cold milk.
- The firefighters quenched the flames before they could spread.
- He quenched his curiosity by reading the entire encyclopedia.
- Past tense of quench: cooled (hot metal) rapidly.
- The smith quenched the red-hot sword in a barrel of water.
- The technician quenched the sample in liquid nitrogen.
- They quenched the steel to make it harder and more durable.