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quenchless

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quench  (kwnch)
tr.v. quenched, quench·ing, quench·es
1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
3. To put an end to; destroy.
4. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.
5. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.
[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in cwencan, to quench).]
quencha·ble adj.
quencher n.
quenchless adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.quenchlessquenchless - impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst"
unquenchable
insatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"
Translations
quenchless [ˈkwentʃlɪs] ADJ → inapagable
quenchless
adj (liter) flames → unlöschbar; curiosity → unstillbar


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I am little better than a devil at this moment; and, as my pastor there would tell me, deserve no doubt the sternest judgments of God, even to the quenchless fire and deathless worm.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
There is also a tradition that, as the youthful pair departed, the gem was loosened from the forehead of the cliff, and fell into the enchanted lake, and that, at noontide, the Seeker's form may still be seen to bend over its quenchless gleam.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
There is also a tradition that, as the youthful pair departed, the gem was loosened from the forehead of the cliff, and fell into the enchanted lake, and that, at noontide, the Seeker's form may still be seen to bend over its quenchless gleam.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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