drenching
drenching · more drenching · most drenching
That causes one to become extremely wetThat causes one to become extremely wet.
US/dɹˈɛntʃɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesThat causes one to become extremely wet.
We'll be experiencing drenching rain all weekend.
Origin
From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from PrFrom Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.
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Forms
more drenching, most drenching| Comparative | more drenching Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most drenching Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddrenchingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.