A deep thirst for knowledge which I hope to begin quenching next year at the. From Wordnik.com. [Key, Wilson D.] Reference
The old Virginia Inn at the cross roads claims to be the actual scene of the "quenching" of Sir Walter Raleigh. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
It's not that different in theory from "quenching" metal after it's been tempered / hardened. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
The rains will fall, quenching the thirst of this parched land. From Wordnik.com. [Veld fire] Reference
The sky had fallen, and the effect was rather quenching than otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Sonny Sahib] Reference
What a quenching of desires, what an end and goal of the world is here!. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866] Reference
Winter — walking on the beach, the watery air quenching my arid lungs. From Wordnik.com. [Ocean Front Epitaph] Reference
From boyhood up he is preparing it, or else he is quenching it in darkness. From Wordnik.com. [St. Cuthbert's] Reference
The young firemen soon found they had all they could do in quenching this fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck] Reference
Has drunkenness, inventive as it is of new drinks, found the means of quenching thirst?. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
Not only is it less harmful to the system, but it is more satisfying and thirst-quenching. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
The fire had power in water above its own virtue, and the water forgot its quenching nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 25: Wisdom The Challoner Revision] Reference
All of this to no avail, nothing quenching my youthful thirst for motion, action, excitement. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt] Reference
Fruit is a valuable means of quenching the anæmia thirst, besides being very beneficial for the blood. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
Three involved "the physics of combustion, soot production and fire quenching processes in microgravity.". From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Space Oddity] Reference
People could not afford lemons, so vinegar and soda were used to make a refreshing, thirst-quenching drink. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
"Really," began Miss Randolph, and then her eyes unexpectedly filled, quenching the incipient fire of her indignation. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
But pure as it was, my parched stomach would not retain it, until after repeated trials, I succeeded in quenching my thirst. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824.] Reference
Still others had big cast iron kettles sunk in a sort of well in the floor -- with a handy water bucket for quenching fires. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
But there is another offence, that of quenching the Spirit, which accounts for the comparative darkness and deadness of many of. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
"I didn't think you were so mercenary," said he, looking into her liquid eyes, that were fast quenching the angry light in his. From Wordnik.com. [Bluebell A Novel] Reference
They hurried from the compartment and, a little later clouds of quenching steam were poured in from a hose run from the boiler room. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship] Reference
Now an innovative aid group supported by the United Nations and the Italian government has begun quenching the region's chronic thirst. From Wordnik.com. [Cool, Clear Water] Reference
Amid all these violations of our ideals, and the quenching of our hopes, in this riot of barbarism and unutterable sorrow, where are we?. From Wordnik.com. [Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy] Reference
It should be remembered, however, that this term has a broader meaning and refers to any drink taken for the purpose of quenching thirst. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference
And in a contrite voice, his head bent down on his breast, he repeats with a deep sigh, "'A little lamb was quenching his thirst in a clear stream."'. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
British satirist and TV host Mark Thomas's new book takes aim at Coca-Cola, alleging that the company's worldwide thirst-quenching isn't bringing smiles to everyone. From Wordnik.com. [We Read It So You Don’t Have To] Reference
"The ideal iced coffee is both strong and smooth-rich enough to stand up to ice, milk and maybe a sweetener, yet also somewhat thirst-quenching, without any bitter tastes.". From Wordnik.com. [Jay Weston: Wolfgang Puck's Iced Coffee: A Heavenly Glass of Iced Joe!] Reference
He compresses the storm whose lightning caused the fire in the first place and squeezes out a drenching-quenching rain that brings the entire conflagration to a hissing halt. From Wordnik.com. [At the Bar] Reference
The ideal iced coffee is both strong and smooth rich enough to stand up to ice, milk and maybe a sweetener, yet also somewhat thirst-quenching, without any jarring bitter tastes. From Wordnik.com. [Why Making Iced Coffee at Home Is Such a Grind] Reference
He casts down his eyes, blushes and takes refuge in the arms of his mother, who, stooping down, whispers, "Come, darling, 'A lamb was quenching '; you know the wolf and the lamb.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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