drenches; drenched; drenching
: to make (someone or something) completely wet
—often + with or in
She drenched him with a bucket of cold water.
—often used as (be) drenchedThe players were drenched in sweat after the game.
pancakes drenched in syrup
She was drenched in perfume. [=she was wearing a lot of perfume]
—sometimes used figurativelya beach drenched in sunlight
Her novels are drenched in history.
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“Drench.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/drench. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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