drench

transitive-verb
UK: /drentʃ/
US: /drentʃ/

  1. To make someone or something extremely wet.

    1. The rain did drench me to the bone walking home.
    2. A sudden wave drenched the people standing near the ocean shore, soaking them completely.

Synonyms

soak saturate wet steep
drench intransitive-verb

  1. To be completely soaked or saturated with liquid.

    1. I was drenched after walking in the storm.
    2. The soccer field was drenched after a night of heavy rain, making it muddy.
drench adjective

  1. Extremely wet.

    1. My clothes are drench after the rain.
    2. The drench dog shook itself, spraying water everywhere after its bath.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "drench" is /drentʃ/ in British English and /drentʃ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "drench": soak, saturate, wet, steep.

Example usage of "drench": "The rain did drench me to the bone walking home.". More examples on the page.