Crossword clues for slaked
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Slake \Slake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.]
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To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. ``And slake the heavenly fire.''
--Spenser.It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart.
--Shak. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Wiktionary
1 Allayed; quenched; extinguished; as, a slaked thirst. 2 Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place; as, slaked lime. v
(en-past of: slake)
WordNet
Usage examples of "slaked".
At least then he wouldn't feel this gnawing discontent, this sharp-clawed lust that refused to be slaked on other women's bodies.
Instead he savored the peace of the moment, the cattle’s thirst being slaked, the woman resting only inches from his thigh, the tactile memory of her breasts brushing against his arm.
Balthus felt the gnawing of hunger, though he had slaked his thirst at a stream they had skirted.
She slaked her thirst on overripe polly fruit, ignoring the rank taste for the sake of the moisture.
Kindan's stomach grumbled as he wolfed down a few vegetables, but he really wanted the water more and it was a while before his thirst was slaked enough to let him wander the room.
The sensation brought my head up, and I met his blue eyes squarely from under his long bangs, reading in the normalsized pupils that he had slaked his blood lust before coming over.
In the past eleven months I’d found that a vampire’s blood lust varied like tempers, dependent upon stress, temperament, upbringing, and when they had slaked it last.
My own craving, having been slaked once, shall not be so desperate as it has been till now.
And when I slaked my thirst not long ago, let me remind you, Mavrix made no appearance of any sort, your jittery predictions to the contrary notwithstanding.
Well, I did not burn, for I slaked the fire, and when I had spent it, the fire went out, and yet I feel that there could be a burning which would not spend itself so quickly, and it should be such a one I could marry.