SLAKING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

slaking

verb

present participle of slake

as in satisfying

to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) a harrowing experience while mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for high adventure

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Recent Examples of slaking Keller and colleagues felt good about the prospects that their reservoirs — essentially full partners with Lake Mead in slaking Phoenix’s thirst — would come through with plenty to spare. —

Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026 The Wild West-esque watering hole opened its doors in 1883 and has been slaking customers’ thirst ever since. —

Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

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Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Previte understands how to package a selection of dishes to deliver the most consistent, nourishing experience, satisfying in both its unity and variety.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026