drenched en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/
Meanings
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Completely wet; sodden
Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun
2012, Bob Dylan, “Pay in Blood”, in Tempest:The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.
Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood
1979, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, “Spanish Bombs”, in London Calling, performed by The Clash:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more drenched | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most drenched | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
soaked · spongy · drenched · soggy · soaked · spewy · moisty · squidgy · thone · wiery · thoan · moist · overwatered · plashy · watery · madid · sodden · plashy · bewatered · humid · saturated · damp · watered · saturated · waterlogged · irriguous · undried · soppy · wet · dripping · wetter than an otter's pocket · drunk
Translations (40)
de patschnass (completely wet; sodden) · da dyngvåd (completely wet; sodden) · fi läpimärkä (completely wet; sodden) · ka გალუმპული (completely wet; sodden) · be прамо́клы (completely wet; sodden) · fr trempé (completely wet; sodden) · ru промо́кший наскво́зь (completely wet; sodden) · pl namokły (completely wet; sodden) · nb søkkvåt (completely wet; sodden) · de klitschnass (completely wet; sodden) · de klatschnass (completely wet; sodden) · sv plaskvåt (completely wet; sodden) · pl zmokły (completely wet; sodden) · be адмака́ць (completely wet; sodden) · nn gjennomvåt (completely wet; sodden) · ca xop (completely wet; sodden) · da gennemblødt (completely wet; sodden) · sco drookeet (completely wet; sodden) · de pudelnass (completely wet; sodden) · de pitschnass (completely wet; sodden) · nb gjennomvåt (completely wet; sodden) · pl przemokły (completely wet; sodden) · la madidus (completely wet; sodden) · nn søkkvåt (completely wet; sodden) · it bagnato (completely wet; sodden) · pl zmoknięty (completely wet; sodden) · pl przemoczony (completely wet; sodden) · mi kueo (completely wet; sodden) · ga fliuch go craiceann (completely wet; sodden) · pl przemoknięty (completely wet; sodden) · el μούσκεμα (completely wet; sodden) · pt ensopado (completely wet; sodden) · pl przesiąknięty (completely wet; sodden) · is holdvotur (completely wet; sodden) · mi pukuwai (completely wet; sodden) · sv dyngsur (completely wet; sodden) · pt encharcado (completely wet; sodden) · da drivvåd (completely wet; sodden) · be адмо́кнуць (completely wet; sodden) · mi pōteretere (completely wet; sodden)