Unquenchable

Word UNQUENCHABLE
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Definitions and meanings of "Unquenchable"

What do we mean by unquenchable?

Impossible to slake or satisfy. adjective

Impossible to suppress or destroy. adjective

Not quenchable; incapable of being quenched, extinguished, allayed, or the like: as, unquenchable fire, thirst, etc.

That which cannot be quenched; figuratively, one whose zeal cannot be quenched. noun

That cannot be quenched. adjective

Impossible to quench adjective

That cannot be quenched.

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The word "unquenchable" in example sentences

The information age equivalent of gold, the article asserts, is silicon -- and it calls the unquenchable search for success in the information age "siliconitis." ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are known for their playfulness with language, love of long, sprawling sentences, and, above all, a kind of unquenchable honesty, a wrestling with memory and the world as it is. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Actually, according to orthodox Christian dogma, eternal hell isn't just "separation from God," as in "Oh crap, God stuck me out here on this lonely planet where He never ventures," but literal torture in some kind of unquenchable inferno. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She chose the pen name Uluithiel -- "unquenchable" in Elvish -- and posted her stories to Lord of the Rings slash archives on sites such as fanfiction. net, where she quickly discovered the joys of reader feedback. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Greek word ασβεστος, meaning "unquenchable", survives as the term asbestos, a mineral once prized as a flame-retardant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"unquenchable" is not natural fire, and consequently may be taken to be, as has already been assumed, the devouring fire of judgment and of condemnation consequent upon violation of the law of righteousness (see p. 88). ❋ James Challis (1842)

He said that “this revelry in extravagant habits, this unquenchable demand for amusements, for continuous mental intoxicants” threatened to bring the nation to its knees. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

He would have accomplished his plan had he lived, for his enthusiasm was unquenchable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And there entered Joe Goose -- he of the unquenchable thirst, the wicked eyes, the crooked nose, the flowered vest. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And ever they came, more and more youngsters — Youth unquenchable and irresistible and ever they put the old uns away, themselves becoming old uns and travelling the same downward path, while behind them, ever pressing on them, was Youth eternal — the new babies, grown lusty and dragging their elders down, with behind them more babies to the end of time — Youth that must have its will and that will never die. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think it is those people who crave something with an unquenchable thirst who, in the end, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their appetite for profits is unquenchable, now they want trillions by privatizing Medicare and Rep. Ryan is trying to sell it for them. ❋ Kevin Zeese (2011)

More recently, fuelled partly by the fact that each NAO inquiry – albeit commissioned by the trust – has found plenty to bash the BBC with, and also by the unquenchable desire of many MPs to treat the BBC like any other public body, demands for the NAO to have unlimited access have grown. ❋ Unknown (2011)

(If they gaze off into the distance, they will see the stark line where the emerald green of Meydan gives way to the unquenchable desert.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

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