Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drenched

/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: drenched
IPA: /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Completely wet; sodden

verb

simple past and past participle of drench

Example Sentences

"The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched."
"Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood"
"Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun"

Inflected Forms

more drenched (comparative) most drenched (superlative)

Derived Forms

undrenched

Synonyms

plashy saturated soaked bewatered damp drenched dripping drunk humid irriguous madid moist

Rhymes With

entrenched clenched wrenched retrenched benched

Questions

How do you pronounce drenched?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/.
What does drenched mean?: Completely wet; sodden

How to pronounce drenched

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