What does quench mean?

quench means "satisfy (thirst)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in quench?

quench has 1 syllable: quench. In IPA it is /ˈkwɛntʃ/.

What is another word for quench?

Close synonyms include slake, allay, assuage, snuff out, blow out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quench a common word?

quench is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Quench — meaning and how to say it: kwench

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
satisfy (thirst)
“The cold water quenched his thirst”
Synonymsslake allay assuage
Broaderfit
2.
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
“quench the flames”
“snuff out the candles”
Synonymssnuff out blow out extinguish
Narrowerstub douse black out
3.
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
Broadersuppress
4.
suppress or crush completely
“squelch any sign of dissent”
“quench a rebellion”
Synonymssquelch quell
Broadersuppress
5.
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Broaderreduce
physics
6.
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
“quench steel”
Broadercool

Other forms of quench

past tense: quenched·
present participle: quenching·
third person: quenches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about quench

What does quench mean?: quench means "satisfy (thirst)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in quench?: quench has 1 syllable: quench. In IPA it is /ˈkwɛntʃ/.
What is another word for quench?: Close synonyms include slake, allay, assuage, snuff out, blow out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is quench a common word?: quench is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for quench come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

6 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
satisfy (thirst)
“The cold water quenched his thirst”
Synonymsslake allay assuage
Broaderfit
2.
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
“quench the flames”
“snuff out the candles”
Synonymssnuff out blow out extinguish
Narrowerstub douse black out
3.
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
Broadersuppress
4.
suppress or crush completely
“squelch any sign of dissent”
“quench a rebellion”
Synonymssquelch quell
Broadersuppress
5.
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Broaderreduce
physics
6.
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
“quench steel”
Broadercool

Other forms of quench

past tense: quenched·
present participle: quenching·
third person: quenches·

Questions about quench

What does quench mean?: quench means "satisfy (thirst)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in quench?: quench has 1 syllable: quench. In IPA it is /ˈkwɛntʃ/.
What is another word for quench?: Close synonyms include slake, allay, assuage, snuff out, blow out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is quench a common word?: quench is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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