how to pronounce drench

/dɹɛntʃ/

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drench is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of drench in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's gonna absolutely drench them which …”

meanings of drench

noun:

A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
A draught administered to an animal.
A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.

verb:

To soak, to make very wet.
To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.

drench frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word drench occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.