HyperDic: quenching

English > 1 sense of the word *quenching*:
NOUN	act	quenching, extinction, extinguishing	the act of extinguishing

quenching > pronunciation
Sounds	kweh'nchihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *quenching*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
Synonyms	extinction, extinguishing
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion	The act of ending something
Spanish	extinción
Catalan	extinció
Verbs	quench	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights