drenching

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of making something completely wet
  2. verb drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
  3. verb force to drink

Etymology

From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

soaking, souse, sousing

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