drenches

verb

present tense third-person singular of drench
1
as in wets
to make wet we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm

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2
as in soaks
to wet thoroughly with liquid when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet

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Recent Examples of drenches This outdoor garden pod has a floor-to-ceiling window that drenches the entire space in natural light. — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume drenches the film in dark blues and grainy blacks, as deeply unsettling as Cristina’s canvases. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 Soil drenches or granular applications of systemic insecticides, such as imidacloprid or dinotefuran, will last longer and help prevent future infestations of aphids. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 May 2026 Splashdown sends boats careening into a wall of water that drenches riders and onlookers alike, welcome relief in triple-digit heat. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Or, systemic insecticide treatments with dinotefuran or imidacloprid can be used as trunk sprays, trunk injections or soil drenches depending on the label. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026 The indulgence becomes not only possible but mandatory with Lollia’s Kiss Me Again Bubble Bath solution, which drenches skin in moisture by way of high-performing olive and avocado oils. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 Throughout Friday, temperatures are expected to fall as rain drenches the area. — Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 The campers swim in the animosity that drenches the airwaves and cyberspaces around them. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drenches
  1. wets
  2. soaks
  3. drowns
  4. saturates
  5. washes
  6. impregnates
  7. floods
  8. bathes
Verb
  • Unfortunately, that only wets the top quarter inch of soil—a feel-good move for gardeners but not for roots.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • Another Pearl Girl wets herself when the Eyes come for Thalia.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Definition of wets
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  • This antioxidant ingredient contains beta-glucan and soaks into the skin to smooth fine lines.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • After baking, the cake (which starts with a white cake mix) gets poked all over and drizzled with frozen lemonade concentrate, which soaks into every crevice.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Definition of soaks
Verb
  • Most of the peril comes with dangerous ship-wrecking moments, including one that implies the death of Moana's relative, while our heroine herself almost drowns on her first voyage from land.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • The show involved bizarre, absurdist comedy premises — in one episode, a man drowns in a bowl of Mary’s chicken soup — and satirized the effects of consumerism on the American housewife.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of drowns
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  • Exclusives When a subscription market saturates, one of two things happens.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
  • Then there's the sun, whose light saturates the atmosphere from dawn until dusk, shielding the cosmos from our sight.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of saturates
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  • Brunello Cucinelli kept fits classic (straight legs, slight cuffs) and washes light.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
  • The vacuum and mop combo is a hands-free robot that auto-empties dirt into a 3-liter bag, self-washes the mop rollers, and auto-refills the water chamber for the next cleaning session.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of washes
Verb
  • One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of impregnates
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  • If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Sunlight floods the main living area thanks to an entire facade of front-facing, floor-to-ceiling windows that also supplies immersive views of the surrounding forest.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of floods
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  • Inside, indirect light bathes the alder-wood paneling in warmth and tranquility.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • This mode activates extra horsepower, up to 94 bhp (70 kW), adds fake exhaust noise and bathes the interior in purple light.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of bathes

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