Quenching

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛntʃɪŋ/

Quenching (noun)

  1. The act of putting out a fire or stopping flames from spreading.
  2. Cooling something quickly to reduce heat, often to change its properties.
  3. The act of making thirst feel less strong, usually by drinking or cooling.

Examples

  • Quenching helps stop flames from spreading through walls.
  • Quenching is required to control fire stopping in buildings.

Quenching (verb)

  1. To stop a fire or flames from continuing.
  2. To cool something very fast, usually to change its structure or strength.
  3. To make thirst feel less strong by drinking or taking something that cools you.

Examples

  • Firefighters quenching the flames saved the building.
  • They quenching the fire before it spread further.