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quenched

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quenched
Said of a metal which was first heated and then cooled by contact with a liquid, gas, or solid, for the purpose of hardening or tempering.
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This was said in a tone which quenched Michel Ardan's last hope.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Undressing, she went into the bedroom; but her face had none of the eagerness which, during her stay in Moscow, had fairly flashed from her eyes and her smile; on the contrary, now the fire seemed quenched in her, hidden somewhere far away.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Pickwick) would not deny that he was influenced by human passions and human feelings (cheers)-- possibly by human weaknesses (loud cries of "No"); but this he would say, that if ever the fire of self-importance broke out in his bosom, the desire to benefit the human race in preference effectually quenched it.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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