quenches

• “At night, rain quenches the land's thirst, providing lush green tapestries which rival the emeralds of Oz; and in the morning, sunshine warms the hearts and souls of its inhabitants.”

  Mexico: weather, utilities and prejudice

• “A mild word quenches anger, as water quenches the rage of fire; and by benignity any soil may be rendered fruitful.”

  Character

• “The 2008 accident caused one tonne of helium to leak into the tunnel and resulted in a series of "quenches" and a 40m Swiss franc (£24m) repair bill.”

  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

• “The carbonation is low enough that it also quenches your thirst better than a cola.”

  When I go to the mountains to hunt I have a canteen of clean water dangling from my saddle and maybe a secret Diet Pepsi in the

• “It stokes the flames of action but quenches the inner voice of the desperate soul.”

  The Huffington Post: Joe Winkler: Rediscovering Yom Kippur Through Occupying Wall Street

• “A train passenger quenches his thirst in Allahabad as heatwave temperatures in northern India reached 45C.”

  The Guardian: Weatherwatch: last week's world round-up

• “AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh A worker quenches his thirst a hot summer afternoon in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 18, 2010.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Mercury Rising in India

• “A worker quenches his thirst on a hot summer afternoon in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 18, 2010.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Mercury Rising in India

• “It quenches the soul's thirst for silence and stillness.”

  The Huffington Post: Dr. Judith Rich: How to Know the Way of the Soul

• “The answer involves an exquisite demonstration of physics: The cat, in effect, balances the forces of gravity against the forces of inertia, and so quenches its thirst.”

  The Washington Post: How a cat drinks: Feline finesse and fluid dynamics

Show 10 more examples...