- present participle of slake.
slaking
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Trainees practiced slaking lime, sieving, mixing and preparing mortar while working on the gate.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
When it comes to slaking Southern California’s colossal thirst for water, more and more local governments are searching their own sewer lines for a solution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Thank you for keeping up with slaking our thirst.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2020
Depending on the source, you will hear that the Ogallala Aquifer slaking the huge cattle feedlots from Amarillo to Dodge City will be drunk dry in as few as 20 years.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2018
Tarlok finished slaking his thirst and without an instant's hesitation turned and vanished among the reeds.
From The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne
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