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drenching

noun as in dip

noun as in slush

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I blasted the Beastie Boys and chemically straightened my curls, drenching them with Sun-In until I, too, had long, golden waves.

The wind is fierce—gusts are blowing rain like wet bullets, drenching everything.

Defensiveness has swept over the culture like a giant wave, drenching daily choices in cold water.

But the Scots did not come, and between drenching rains and lack of provisions145 his troops were worn out in body and in temper.

In the two English camps about twenty were down at the same time, and exposed the men to all the drenching rain.

The summits of the higher ones were constantly swept by the flakes of foam, and promised nothing but an inhospitable drenching.

One of the committee rode into Savannah, through a drenching rain, to report to General Grover.

By day, we lay and slept in the drenching heather; by night, incessantly clambered upon breakneck hills and among rude crags.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drenching, such as: dive, plunge, bath, douche, ducking, and immersion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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