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промачивать — meaning in English

promachivat

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English meaning

  • drench verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  • sodden adj Extremely wet all the way through.

Senses

промачивать is used for these senses in English:

  • drench To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
  • sodden (transitive) To drench, soak or saturate.

drench — full definition

  1. verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  2. noun A dose of medicine given to an animal, often forced down its throat.

sodden — full definition

  1. adj Extremely wet all the way through.
  2. adj (informal) Made dull or stupid by drinking too much alcohol.
  3. adj Lacking animation or expression, said of someone's appearance.
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