quenching
/ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
quenching is spelled Q-U-E-N-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quenching means “The extinction of any of several physical properties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quenching is quenchings.
How many letters and syllables are in quenching?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-E-N-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quenching?
Quenching appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quenching?
- US /ˈkwɛn.t͡ʃɪŋ/
- Australia /ˈkwen.t͡ʃɪŋ/
Quenching has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quenching
- quenchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quenching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The extinction of any of several physical properties.
- 2
The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
- 3
A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
- 4
The dissipation of energy from light in excess of what can be used for photosynthesis.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of quench
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quenching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rapid cooling of hot metal object:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quenching come from?
From Middle English quenchinge, equivalent to quench + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).