verb🔗ShareTo stop the flow of (blood)."The nurse quickly staunched the bleeding from the boy's scraped knee with a clean bandage. "medicinephysiologyanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop, check, or deter an action."The teacher staunched the students' chatter with a firm look. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading