DRENCH


Meaning of DRENCH in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be drenched/soaked with sweat (= be covered in a lot of sweat )

His shirt was drenched with sweat.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

sweat

The body is alone and fearful when one awakens at three in the morning, sheets drenched through with night sweats .

My eyelids were swollen shut, and I was drenched with sweat .

When at last she was able to stand upright in safety, her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat .

All are drenched in sweat from the grueling morning workout.

She was drenched in sweat and her mouth was dry.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

drenched in/with light

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Blood was pouring from the cut, drenching his shirt.

He turned the hose on us and drenched us all.

I forgot my umbrella and got drenched.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Flames set light to his jacket and Mr Williams was helped into a nearby toilet where his hands were drenched with water.

In the first piece these are drenched with red and black paint from the spray paint cans.

It was even proposed at one point that the reef itself should simply be drenched in copper.

When at last she was able to stand upright in safety, her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat.

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