drenched
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/
- Rhymes: -ɛntʃt
Adjective
drenched (comparative more drenched, superlative most drenched)
- 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
completely wet; sodden
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