Definitions

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  • adjective Completely wet; sodden
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of drench.

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  • adjective abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination

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Examples

  • Yesterday's evening rains soaked the dirt enough to cause hundreds of nightcrawlers to surface, thus thwarting death by drowning in drenched soil.

    Fun With Bait Collection 2009

  • On a late summer morning so muggy that merely standing constitutes a workout, nine young adults in drenched T-shirts clear a trail in Elk Neck State Park.

    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: September 07, 2009 2009

  • Too much conflict, too many days without food, too many nights drenched from the rain and you just have angry people.

    Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode #8 | EW.com 2009

  • ` ` We can build on this, '' said Nutt, still drenched from the water bucket dumped on his head.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Torrents of rain drenched them to the skin, but inured to hardships they rejoiced in the favor which the storm bestowed.

    Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest Pauline Elizabeth 1902

  • The breeze scattered the grey locks on his temples, the rain drenched his uncovered head, he sat hiding his face in his withered hands.

    II.9 1826

  • My hair was matted and wild -- my limbs soiled with salt ooze; while at sea, I had thrown off those of my garments that encumbered me, and the rain drenched the thin summer-clothing I had retained -- my feet were bare, and the stunted reeds and broken shells made them bleed -- the while, I hurried to and fro, now looking earnestly on some distant rock which, islanded in the sands, bore for a moment a deceptive appearance -- now with flashing eyes reproaching the murderous ocean for its unutterable cruelty.

    III.9 1826

  • I don't admire the Shaolin and don't agree with their ways, but I respect a sword drenched with warm blood.

    LogiPundit 2008

  • It's called "Teen Dream," which makes me wince, but the music brings to mind "drenched" and "haze" and, yep, "dreamy" -- but it has an edge underneath it that makes me want to pay attention in case it slices through.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Megan Kurashige 2010

  • It's called "Teen Dream," which makes me wince, but the music brings to mind "drenched" and "haze" and, yep, "dreamy" -- but it has an edge underneath it that makes me want to pay attention in case it slices through.

    fill my ears with good Megan Kurashige 2010

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