quencher
- noun
- /ˈkwɛnʧər/
- At the picnic, we provided various thirst quenchers like iced tea and fruit juice.
- a thirst quencher
- a good thirst quencher
Examples
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Ray had used lake water to mix up a batch of Scola, a carbonated electrolyte, the best thirst quencher available.
Fiction book (1999) -
The first answer I plunked down was LIMEADE instead of the correct ICED TEA for summer quencher.
Blog text (24) -
I brought you a little thirst quencher, Mag.
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You wouldn't have a thirst quencher handy, would you?
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Now the mango pineapple quencher get quenched.
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Now the mango pineapple quencher get quenched.
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Among Haya, banana beer traditionally serves as a thirst-quencher and as food to be consumed socially.
Academic text (1990) -
IT IS COMBINAISON THAT MAKES A REAL THIRST QUENCHER.
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After a long hike, nothing beats a cold drink as a thirst quencher.
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During the summer, lemonade is my favorite thirst quencher on hot days.
Synonyms
A cold drink that quickly makes you feel refreshed
How Refreshing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quencher comes from the verb quench, which means 'to put out' or 'satisfy'. A quencher as a drink is something that 'puts out' your thirst, so the word reminds you it cools and refreshes you.