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Showing words for QUENCHING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Quenching

quenching

8 Letter Words for Quenching

chequinn

7 Letter Words for Quenching

chequin, quinche, unhinge

6 Letter Words for Quenching

cheung, cinque, eching, hunnic, ingenu, ingnue, inguen, queing, quench, quiche, quince, quinch, unnice, unnigh

5 Letter Words for Quenching

cequi, cheng, chien, chine, ching, chung, cuing, cunei, cunni, ehing, engin, ennui, genic, genin, gunne, hinge, neigh, nguni, niche, nucin, nunce, nunch, quegh, quich, quine, unice

4 Letter Words for Quenching

chen, chge, chin, chug, chun, cine, eigh, eugh, geic, gein, genu, gien, ginn, gneu, heng, hine, hing, huge, huic, hung, ichu, inch, inne, nein, nice, nigh, nine, nunc, nung, quei, quin, unce, unci, unie

3 Letter Words for Quenching

cen, che, chg, chi, chn, cie, cig, cue, cun, ecg, ech, ecu, enc, eng, gen, ghq, gie, gin, gnu, gue, gui, gun, hei, hen, hic, hie, hin, hue, hug, hui, hun, ice, ich, ign, inc, ing, inn, neg, nei, nie, nig, nne, nun, que, qui, ugh, unc, ung, unh, uni, unn, unq

Definitions for Quenching

[1] to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
[2] to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.).
[3] to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water.
[4] to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.
[5] Electronics . to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage.
[6] to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
[7] to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
[8] to put down or quell; suppress to quench a rebellion
[9] to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
[10] physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
[11] electronics to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

Words related to Quenching

quenchdampen, suppress, quell, quash, douse, satiate, appease, assuage, slake, sate, alleviate, allay, demolish, moisten, end, annihilate, wreck, shatter, ruin, dismantle

Words nearby Quenching

quenchquelpart, quelque-chose, quelquechose, quemoy, quena, quench, quenching, quenchless, queneau, quenelle, quentin

Origin of Quenching

1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench (cf. a-3)

Other words from Quenching

quench·a·ble , adjective
quench·a·ble·ness , noun
quench·er , noun
un·quench·a·ble , adjective
un·quenched , adjective

Word origin for Quenching

Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish

Synonyms for Quenching

dampen, douse, quash, quell, snuff out, suppress, annihilate, check, choke, crush, decimate, demolish, destruct, dismantle, end, kill, moisten, raze, ruin, shatter, smother, stifle, wreck, knock down, put down, put out