drenching en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.
Meanings
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That causes one to become extremely wet.
The drenching weather is thanks in part to yet another "atmospheric river" flowing in from the west, as well as an air mass that was particularly moist, the weather service said. Sunday ranked in the 95th percentile for how much moisture was in the atmosphere compared to a "normal" June 5.
2022 June 5, David Kroman, “Another atmospheric river drenches the Pacific Northwest; when will it end?”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:They walked me through the dynamics of what made this a particularly drenching storm, why Houston is so susceptible to flooding, and whether the decision not to evacuate the city was the right call.
2017 August 29, Brian Resnick, “Why Houston's flooding got so bad, according to storm experts”, in Vox, archived from the original on 21 May 2023:We'll be experiencing drenching rain all weekend.
In its 5 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center noted that in its initial entry onto land, the storm remains a drenching, windy threat.
2012 October 30, John Schwartz, Nina Bernstein, “Sandy Expected to Be Less Powerful, and Less Drenching, as It Moves Inland”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more drenching | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most drenching | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |