quenching
Definitions
Noun
- The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
Verb
- Satisfy (thirst)
- Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
- Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
- Suppress or crush completely
- Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "quenching".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "quenching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fencing | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | launching | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | punching | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | munching | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | quench | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | wrenching | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | enriching | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | squelching | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | sequencing | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | yenching | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | lunching | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bunching | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | crunching | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | unhinge | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | uehling | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | queuing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | quentin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | inching | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | etching | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 81
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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