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My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of that hot rain, as I experienced it in my childhood, not only for itself, but for what it represented for me.
Sadie Jones

Meaning of "drenching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRENCHING

drenching  [ˈdrentʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRENCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drenching is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRENCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drenching in the English dictionary

The definition of drenching in the dictionary is a soaking, esp from rainto get a drenching to be drenched.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRENCHING


antilynching
ˌæntɪˈlɪntʃɪŋ
approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
branching
ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
flaunching
ˈflɔːntʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
lynching
ˈlɪntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
quenching
ˈkwɛntʃɪŋ
ranching
ˈrɑːntʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
unblenching
ʌnˈblentʃɪŋ
unflinching
ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRENCHING

dregs
Dreibund
dreich
dreidel
dreigh
dreikanter
Dreiser
drench
drenched
drencher
Drenthe
drepanid
drepanium
drerihead
Dresden
Dresden china
dress
dress circle
dress coat
dress code

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRENCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
couching
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enriching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
fetching
geocaching
hatching
itching
Kuching
scorching
scratching
screeching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of drenching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRENCHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «drenching» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of drenching
dose · drown · duck · flood · imbrue · inundate · physic · purge · saturate · soak · souse · steep · swamp · wet

Translation of «drenching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRENCHING

Find out the translation of drenching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drenching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drenching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

drenching
570 millions of speakers

English

drenching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

drenching
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنقيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киселевания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encharcamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লাবী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trempage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mendesak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tränken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

灌注
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쏟아지는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drenching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

drenching
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருந்தூட்டற்கலினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेनिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslatma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penetrante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zlewne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіселеванія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

udarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρέξιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dompel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dränk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjennomvåt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drenching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRENCHING»

The term «drenching» is regularly used and occupies the 81.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRENCHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drenching» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drenching» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drenching

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QUOTES WITH «DRENCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drenching.
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Sadie Jones
My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of that hot rain, as I experienced it in my childhood, not only for itself, but for what it represented for me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRENCHING»

Discover the use of drenching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drenching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Puering, Bating and Drenching of Skins
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Joseph Turney Wood, 2010
2
Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance
OSHA Title 29, Part 1910.151(c), specifies that facilities for quick drenching and flushing of eyes and body must be provided in the work area if injurious corrosive materials, for instance, strong acids, are present. Drenching or flushing means to  ...
Patrick A. Michaud, 1995
3
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Effect of pre- and post-weaning anthelmintic drenching on live-weight gain and wool weight in Roniney ewe hoggets BY C. C. MCLEOD Soil and Field Research Organisation, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.O. Box 516, Timaru, New ...
4
Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep and Cattle: Biology and ...
Underpinning this argument is the rather simplistic statement that in the absence of any drenching at all, resistance could not possibly develop (assuming no associated increase in fitness was conferred by a chance resistance mutation ...
Ian Sutherland, Ian Scott, 2009
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
quality m terms of less break, less cotting, and improved style grading. Similarly, Lewis & Stauber (1969) reported that drenching did not increase wool production , although cotting was significantly reduced and there was a suggestion of an ...
6
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
selenium treatments, but the difference between selenium and control was not significant. There was no main effect response to selenium, but there was a response of 9.6 kg milkfat per cow (P < 0.01) to anthelmintic drenching. In Trial 2 there ...
7
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Effect on liveweight gain and fleeceweight of anthelmintic drenching of hoggets on the West Coast J. D. MORTON Agricultural Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.O. Box 162, Greymouth, New Zealand During the period ...
8
Sheep Farming for Meat and Wool
Resistance is not 'all-or-nothing' in the early stages: drenching still kills the majority of worms present. As resistance develops through repeated drenching, a greater proportion of the worm population survives the drench. For example, instead ...
Jane Court, Sue Hides, John Webb-Ware, 2010
9
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Drenching improved live-weight gains in winter and resulted in heavier fleeces at spring shearing, lowered incidence of acquired faults in wool, and heavier shorn body weights. After shearing, undrenched lambs showed compensatory growth ...
10
The Happy Horse: How to Find One and how to Keep it that Way
Drenching. You should be able to paste-drench your horse successfully. Unless you're competent to stomach-drench a ... -drenching, use a stout headcollar and hold the lead rope in the crook of your left arm, freeing both hands for the job.
Iain Coleman, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRENCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drenching is used in the context of the following news items.
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Smash and grab job at Inglewood vet clinic
A veterinary clinic's drenching supplies have been targeted in an early ... five years ago and thieves had also made off with drenching supplies. «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»
2
One of the greatest Cannes winners is back in theaters
Reed handles each shift with aplomb, drenching daytime and nighttime scenes alike in paranoid atmosphere, while also keeping the plot ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
3
Approaching storm makes for stunning wedding photo
... but photographer Cassie Molyneux says it began pouring a mere 60 seconds after the photo was taken, drenching the bride and groom and ... «KABC-TV, Jul 15»
4
Sweltering Heat, Pouring Rain and Misery at Iran Nuclear Talks
Rainclouds finally opened Wednesday, drenching diplomats rushing to meetings and photographers chronicling their every move. Wind and ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
Colombia coffee zones drier as El Nino conditions kicks in
... Ocean which tends to leave Colombia and Central America drier, while drenching farming regions in the world top coffee grower Brazil. «Reuters, Jul 15»
6
NYC: Brief Break From Rain Friday, Saturday in Store
Following the locally drenching showers and isolated gusty thunderstorms, with the potential for flash and urban flooding into Thursday night, ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
7
Gusty thunderstorms may cause flash floods Thursday in NJ
It appears New Jerseyans will finally get a break from the rain Friday but first another day of drenching showers is in the forecast. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
8
Taranaki dairy farmers produce Fonterra's best milk
Drenching the animals all year round ensures they're always in good health. They both milk the herd, Billy runs the farm and manages ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
NFL star Stephon Gilmore holds first youth football camp in Rock Hill
Current and former Stallion players flooded the field beneath a shirt-drenching sun. “It's fun,” said Gilmore, who helped South Pointe win the ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
10
Crape myrtle bark scale continues to show up in East Texas
When drenching the soil with a systemic insecticide, allow several weeks for the product reach throughout the plant. n Although some insect ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»

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