Talk:quench

Etymology

Proto-Germanic word, [not from Celtic *VAN = Cornish GWAN (weak[2]] <Proto-Indo-European root *gWeN[7]; Compare Greek SBENUMI[3] (to quench). Andrew H. Gray 10:19, 19 September 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable period.

suppress feeling

to suppress a feeling completely, especially enthusiasm or desire
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

Does suppress here convey a negative connotation? Quench is definied as "to satisfy a need"--Backinstadiums (talk) 11:27, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Use as a noun

A quote previously listed was "Then the MacManus went down. The sudden quench of the white light was how I knew it. — Saul Bellow" with "the white light" being a reference to fire fire. Are there more instances of the term being used as a noun? If so, what meaning does it carry? —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 00:14, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

OED lists many citations of "quench, n." as used in the sense of "The action or an act of quenching something (in various senses); the state or fact of being quenched." We have been missing this sense. I will add it. JudgeDeadd (talk) 17:26, 31 January 2023 (UTC)