- present participle of drench.
drenching
Example Sentences
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As other parts of the UK prepared for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the Commonwealth Games athletics competition was given a drenching in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The most powerful Christmas storm in years slammed into Southern California on Wednesday, closing roads, flooding streets and drenching last-minute holiday shoppers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Flooding struck the popular holiday island of Ibiza on Saturday for the second time in two weeks as the storm moved east and north into the Mediterranean after drenching southeastern Spain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
Some days it’s angry, smashing itself against the cliffside below the fence so much that it rises high, drenching the path with water.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
