Meaning & use
quench
To satisfy thirst by drinking, or to put out a fire or extinguish something.
See it in a sentence
A cold glass of water quenched his thirst after the long run.
Firefighters worked for hours to quench the flames spreading through the warehouse.
A note on using this word
Quench is almost always paired with 'thirst' or with fire and flames; it rarely describes hunger.
Words with a similar meaning
satisfyextinguish
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