Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to quench
Participle: quenched
Gerund: quenching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | quench |
| you | quench |
| he;she;it | quenches |
| we | quench |
| you | quench |
| they | quench |
Perfect
| I | have quenched |
| you | have quenched |
| he;she;it | has quenched |
| we | have quenched |
| you | have quenched |
| they | have quenched |
Past
| I | quenched |
| you | quenched |
| he;she;it | quenched |
| we | quenched |
| you | quenched |
| they | quenched |
Pluperfect
| I | had quenched |
| you | had quenched |
| he;she;it | had quenched |
| we | had quenched |
| you | had quenched |
| they | had quenched |
Future
| I | will quench |
| you | will quench |
| he;she;it | will quench |
| we | will quench |
| you | will quench |
| they | will quench |
Future Perfect
| I | will have quenched |
| you | will have quenched |
| he;she;it | will have quenched |
| we | will have quenched |
| you | will have quenched |
| they | will have quenched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | quench |
| you | quench |
| he;she;it | quench |
| we | quench |
| you | quench |
| they | quench |
Perfect
| I | have quenched |
| you | have quenched |
| he;she;it | have quenched |
| we | have quenched |
| you | have quenched |
| they | have quenched |
Imperfect
| I | quenched |
| you | quenched |
| he;she;it | quenched |
| we | quenched |
| you | quenched |
| they | quenched |
Pluperfect
| I | had quenched |
| you | had quenched |
| he;she;it | had quenched |
| we | had quenched |
| you | had quenched |
| they | had quenched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would quench |
| you | would quench |
| he;she;it | would quench |
| we | would quench |
| you | would quench |
| they | would quench |
Perfect
| I | would have quenched |
| you | would have quenched |
| he;she;it | would have quenched |
| we | would have quenched |
| you | would have quenched |
| they | would have quenched |
Imperative
| you | quench |
| we | Let's quench |
| you | quench |
Verbs conjugated like 'quench'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'quench'
queach,
quelch,
quetch,
quinch,
bench,
blench,
bunch,
clench,
dequench,
drench,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- drink
- gorge, satisfy, assuage, satiate, sate, flake, slake
- moisten
- douse, extinguish, smother, suffocate, stifle, choke, dampen
Antonyms
- to cause to begin burning; to start a [[fire]]
- douse, extinguish, put out, kindle
- drink
- exude, pour, water, moisten
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from P.Gmc.
*cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of O.E.
cwincan "to go out, be extinguished," O.Fris.
kwinka.
2. From Middle English quenchen, from Old English cwenċan, from Proto-Germanic *kwankijaną. See: Middle English '
quenchen', Proto-Germanic '
*kwankijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] At last, on some occasion of our stopping, this thing slowly upreared itself to the height of three feet six, and fixing its eyes on me, observed in piping accents, with a complaisant yawn, half quenched in an obliging air of friendly patronage, ‘Well now, stranger, I guess you find this a’most like an English arternoon, hey ? ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Yes, Legree; but who shall shut up that voice in thy soul ? that soul, past repentance, past prayer, past hope, in whom the fire that never shall be quenched is already burning !
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)