- present participle of slake.
slaking
Example Sentences
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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
I drank deep at the Rick Perry well, slaking my thirst for a frontrunner as if I was some conquistador who’d stumbled upon a magic fountain.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2011
But Parton is a master of deflecting one-liners, slaking people's curiosity by leaving them laughing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2011
Milk of lime is produced by slaking ordinary building lime until a fine white powder is obtained, about an equal quantity of water to the amount of lime to be slaked being necessary.
From Rural Hygiene by Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden
