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swig - A quick swallow of a drink

Ramiro took a swig of Gatorade to replenish himself during the soccer game.

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seep - For a liquid to flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes

In the house Ron needed to renovate, water had seeped through the walls.

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spew - To expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly

Tourists and hikers love to go to Yellowstone National Park to see the Old Faithful geyser spew forth water about every hour.

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drizzle - Rain lightly

The rain drizzled onto his windshield, but not enough for him to turn on the wipers.

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quench - To drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty

Sally found that the best way to quench her thirst was by drinking water and not soda

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thaw - The melting of ice or snow, or a relaxation of political harshness or hostility

Nixon fostered better relations with Brezhnev because he felt that a thaw in the hostility between the US and Russia would be better for both countries and the world.

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damp - Slightly wet

The damp windows were the result of the sprinkling rain.

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droplet - A very small drop of liquid.

A single droplet of water has about 1.67 x 10²¹ water molecules.

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gush - For a liquid to flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly

On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.

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squirt - Cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in something in a thin, fast stream or jet

An elephant's trunk is so long that it can squirt water like a fire hose.

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dredge - To clean out the bed of (a harbor, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge

The large vessel dredged the dirty water so that it could sparkle once again.

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douse - To pour a liquid over; drench

During a wildfire, helicopters will fly overhead and douse it with hundreds of gallons of water at a time.