Word: quenching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quench
ing
Definition: The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
Morphemes:
Affix: quench
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of