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Meanings of drench in inglês

português
demolhar
catalão
rentar
espanhol
empapar

Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.

demolhar
catalão
mullar-se
espanhol
empapar

Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged.

mullar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "swamp"
Examples for "swamp"
1
The claims of the clan entirely swamp the rights of the individual.
Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
2
DONALD Trump vowed to 'drain the swamp' that is the nation's capital.
News.com.au
3
A few days ago, when we went out into the swamp together?
Darkness
4
Sadly, bright moonlight will swamp all but the brighter ones this year.
The Guardian
5
She gathered it in an armload and carried it to the swamp.
A Girl of the Limberlost
catalão
calar
espanhol
empapar

Permeate or impregnate.

calar
Usage of drench in inglês
1
Heavy rains drench Oregon, more rain expected to flood rivers PORTLAND, Ore.
Reuters
2
Bill was mixing a bottle of medicine to drench a sick mule.
The Old Santa Fe Trail: The Story of a Great Highway
3
Isaac may also drench and possibly damage other New Orleans-area refineries as well.
Reuters
4
She often slipped out in the early morning to drench herself with dew.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885
5
Mix in a pint of gruel, and drench him with it.
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets / Or, A ...
6
Some 30mm of rainfall is expected to drench the Gold Coast on Saturday.
News.com.au
7
Slowly, with all its drench and cumber, the hill was surmounted.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
8
But before I could drench him again he raised his lids.
The Helmet of Navarre
9
Andrews hurried home so as not to drench his only suit.
Three Soldiers
10
Again Beaudry's heart felt the familiar drench of an icy wave.
The Sheriff's Son
11
Anyone who had an excuse to leave the light-drenched market took it.
The brazen gambit
12
Jerry was drenched in sweat and the torch trembled in his hand.
The Invaders
13
Quick, maddening, drenching, it comes; enveloping them in wet in a moment.
Initials Only
14
The men were in light tropical uniform and drenched to the skin.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918
15
See, I am drenched to the skin; I could not manage it.
A Master of Mysteries
16
They arrived at the top, drenched but with seven minutes to spare.
The Irish Times
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Translations for drench
português
demolhar
Drench through the time
Drench across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common