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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: drenching (0.01011 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to drenching.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: drench hujan lebat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: drenching drenching n : the act of making something completely wet; “he gave it a good drenching” [syn: soaking, souse, sousing]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Drenching Drench \Drench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Drenching.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw. dr["a]nka, G. tr["a]nken. See Drink.] 1. To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic. [1913 Webster] As “to fell,” is “to make to fall,” and “to lay,” to make to lie.'' so “to drench,” is “to make to drink.” --Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse. [1913 Webster] Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; Their moisture has already drenched the plain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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