drenched

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntʃt

Adjective

drenched (comparative more drenched, superlative most drenched)

  1. Completely wet; sodden
    Synonyms: plashy, saturated, soaked; see also Thesaurus:wet
    The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.
    • 1979, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer (lyrics and music), “Spanish Bombs”, in London Calling, performed by The Clash:
      Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood
    • 2012, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Pay in Blood”, in Tempest:
      Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun

Translations

Verb

drenched

  1. simple past and past participle of drench
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