noun
- the act of soaking something completely with liquid
adjective
- extremely wet; soaking
Examples
- The sudden downpour gave everyone a thorough drenching.
- After the drenching rain, the garden was completely waterlogged.
- She came home with drenching wet clothes after being caught in the storm.
- The firefighters’ drenching of the building prevented the fire from spreading.
- His drenching sweat showed how hard he had been working.
- The sprinkler system gave the lawn a good drenching.
- We got a drenching when the water balloon burst overhead.