chill vs quench

quench vs chill

chill is a noun but quench is not a noun.

chill and quench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chill	Yes	No	Yes	No
quench	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quench is a hyponym of chill; that is, quench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chill:

chill: make cool or cooler
quench: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

Other hyponyms of chill include ice, refrigerate.

chill (noun)	quench (noun)
coldness due to a cold environment
a sudden numbing dread
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

chill (verb)	quench (verb)
loose heat	suppress or crush completely
make cool or cooler	cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
depress or discourage	reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
	satisfy (thirst)
	suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Difference between chill and quench

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