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dousing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ducking, immersion, submersion |
| Type of | wetting |
| Derivation | douse |
Examples of dousing
dousing
The Phillies spared no bubbly Monday, dousing everyone within spraying distance.
From the stltoday.com
Key advisers around McCain enflamed this pointless anger instead of dousing it.
From the washingtonpost.com
But he remains indispensable in dousing the flames in Bethlehem and other places.
From the economist.com
I was above him on the 1st floor balcony, dousing him with bear spray,'she wrote.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
But dousing the stains with bleach or other products is more of a cosmetic issue.
From the washingtonpost.com
Should I be dousing my fresh veggies in a dressing that doesn't expire until 2012?
From the orlandosentinel.com
Failure to produce such a receipt could result in a dousing in the local fountain.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Not still dousing you hair in olive oil or beer for a bit of extra shine, are you?
From the independent.co.uk
Crews want to step up dousing of hot spots in the nearly 281-square-mile fire.
From the usatoday.com
- Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
- Wet thoroughly
- Dip: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
- Lower quickly; "douse a sail"
- Slacken; "douse a rope"
- Drench: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
- (dousing) submersion: the act of wetting something by submerging it
- Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.
- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse; To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail; To fall suddenly into water; To put out; to extinguish
