Synonyms of drenching

drenching

verb

present participle of drench

1

as in wetting

to make wet

we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• drowning
• washing
• flooding
• soaking
• watering
• rinsing
• bathing
• dousing
• sopping
• waterlogging
• dowsing
• flushing
• wetting down
• sprinkling
• showering
• dipping
• submerging
• sousing
• splashing
• water-soaking
• bedraggling
• damping
• moistening
• inundating
• drizzling
• deluging
• saturating
• misting
• soddening
• hydrating
• swamping
• moisturizing
• humidifying
• dampening
• overflowing
• irrigating
• impregnating
• laving
• sluicing
• hosing (down)
• bedewing
• dunking
• sloshing
• aspersing
• ducking
• steeping
• rehydrating
• rewetting
• rewashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• scorching
• searing
• parching
• evaporating
• dehydrating
• desiccating
• dewatering
• freeze-drying
• wringing
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

2

as in soaking

to wet thoroughly with liquid

when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaking
• saturating
• drowning
• impregnating
• sopping
• dipping
• immersing
• macerating
• washing
• submerging
• steeping
• sousing
• penetrating
• soddening
• inundating
• watering
• waterlogging
• marinating
• swamping
• bathing
• seething
• dousing
• infiltrating
• permeating
• moistening
• water-soaking
• hydrating
• dowsing
• swilling
• presoaking
• humidifying
• dampening
• damping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• searing
• wringing (out)
• emptying
• draining
• dehydrating
• parching
• voiding
• desiccating
• dehumidifying

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of drenching

Helene reached the area as a tropical storm six days ago, drenching the already sodden area with more than a foot of rain. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024