drenching
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.
Verb
drenching
Etymology 2
From Middle English drenchinge, equivalent to drench + -ing.
Noun
drenching (plural drenchings)
- The act by which something is drenched; a soaking.
- The administering of a draught to an animal.
- 2015, Elen Sentier, Gardening with the Moon & Stars:
- Horses,[sic] get all sorts of medicines, wormings, drenchings, and their food may well have been produced chemically […]
Translations
the act by which something is drenched or soaked
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