Crossword-Solution: QUENCH
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Quench | v. t. | To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc. |
| Quench | v. t. | To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. |
| Quench | v. i. | To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. |
We have 22 clues for the answer “QUENCH”
| Clue | Answers |
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| cool by plunging into cold water or other liquid | 1 answer |
| Slake, as thirst | 1 answer |
| Slake one's thirst | 1 answer |
| Satisfy, as one's thirst | 1 answer |
| SLAKE thirst | 1 answer |
| EXTINGUISH fire | 1 answer |
| Deal with, as thirst | 1 answer |
| satisfy thirst | 2 answers |
| Satisfy, as thirst | 2 answers |
| Satisfy a thirst | 2 answers |
| Put out a fire | 4 answers |
| Slake | 5 answers |
| snuff | 10 answers |
| Satiate. | 18 answers |
| Allay | 45 answers |
| Sate | 45 answers |
| Assuage | 46 answers |
| Satisfy | 49 answers |
| Extinguish | 55 answers |
| Fill up | 59 answers |
| Darken | 67 answers |
| Put (out) | 93 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERAET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with QUENCH (5)
The Ant and the Dove AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning.
Where, however, happy circumstance permits its development, the compounded feeling proves itself to be the only love which is strong as death—that love which many waters cannot quench, nor the floods drown, beside which the passion usually called by the name is evanescent as steam.
Then may the gods ne’er quench their fatal feud, And mine be the arbitrament of the fight, For which they now are arming, spear to spear; That neither he who holds the scepter now May keep this throne, nor he who fled the realm Return again.
Our only hope is to quench this conflagration and trust to fate that a year will find your Princess alive and well.
Even such we find it now; and any old woman of the neighborhood will certify that it is productive of intestinal mischief to those who quench their thirst there.
Quotes with QUENCH (3)
I love you,' Buttercup said. 'I know this must come as something of a surprise to you, since all I've ever done is scorn you and degrade you and taunt you, but I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more. I thought an hour ago that I loved you more than any woman has ever loved a man, but a half hour after that I knew that what I felt before was nothing compared to what I felt then. But ten minutes after that, I understood that my previous love was a puddle…
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect. Not to see you when you stand before me. Not to think of you in the little things. Not to make the road wide for you, the table spread for you. To choose you out of habit not desire, to pass the flower seller without a thought. To leave the dishes unwashed, the bed unmade, to ignore you in the mornings, make use of you at night. To crave another while pecking your cheek. To …
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. What then kills love? Only this: Neglect.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 13 times in crossword archives (1971–2024).