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quench verb

  /kwɛnt͡ʃ/
  • (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
 blussen, uitdoven, verblinken, verglimmen
  • (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
 lessen
  • (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
 afkoelen, schrikken

quenching noun

  /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/ , /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/
  • (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
 afschrikken, harden, schrikken
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