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quenching |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr & vb n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan [=a]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf AS cw[=i]nan, [=a]cw[=i]nan, to waste or dwindle away.] 1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. --Shak. 2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. Syn: To extinguish; still stifle; allay; cool; check. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quenching n : the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: {extinction}, {extinguishing}]
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