adj
drenching
Drenching (adj) means making someone or something completely soaked.
adj
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Making someone or something completely soaked.
"We'll be experiencing drenching rain all weekend."
"They walked me through the dynamics of what made this a particularly drenching storm, why Houston is so susceptible to flooding, and whether the decision not to evacuate the city was the right call."
— Brian Resnick, Why Houston's flooding got so bad, according to storm experts (2017)
"In its 5 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center noted that in its initial entry onto land, the storm remains a drenching, windy threat."
— John Schwartz, Sandy Expected to Be Less Powerful, and Less Drenching, as It Moves Inland (2012)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, the present participle of *drankijaną, meaning ‘to drench’; equivalent to drench plus -ing.
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What is the meaning of drenching?
"drenching" (adj) means making someone or something completely soaked.
