drenching

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of drench

Adj

That causes one to become extremely wet.

Noun

1. The act by which something is drenched; a soaking.
2. The administering of a medicinal draught to an animal.

drench

• Noun
• Verb

Read more

Synonyms

soaking

sousing

wetting

souse

saturation

watering

drench

worming

irrigation

maceration

marinating

Translations

infusio

remull

remullada

durchnässend

ammollamento

encharcado

التنقيع

impregnação

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: drenchyng

Inherited from Old English: drenċende

Inherited from Middle English: drenchinge

In summary

From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.