Slake: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Slake verb. To quench a thirst.
How to say it
SLAYK/ˈsleɪk/
1 syllable. Forms: slaked.
Slake in a sentence
We slaked our thirst at the spring before the last climb.
Nothing but a cold lemonade would slake that kind of thirst.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- quench
- satisfy
- sate
Where slake comes from
From Old English slacian, to loosen or ease.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Nothing but a cold lemonade would _____ that kind of thirst.
- carouse
- savour
- slake
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slake: Nothing but a cold lemonade would slake that kind of thirst.