quenching >> /kwɛn(t)ʃ/
Definition: [verb] Satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
Example: He no longer quenches his thirst by drinking sodas.
Definition: [verb] Extinguish (a fire)
Example: firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames
Definition: [verb] Rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil.
Example: After being annealed, the work metal is quenched in water to free it from particles of the salt mixture.
Definition: [noun] An act of quenching a very hot substance.
Example: It should be noted, however, that this is not altogether advantageous, since the direction, as well as the magnitude, of the stress existing after the quench, is important in relation to cracking.