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DOUSING
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
(noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dousing
present participle of douse
Noun
dousing (plural dousings)
The act by which something is doused.
Anagrams
• Gudinos, guidons
Source: Wiktionary
DOUSE
Douse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused; p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing.] Etym: [Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
Douse, v. i.
Definition: To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
Douse, v. t. Etym: [AS. dwæscan. (Skeat.)]
Definition: To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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