submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
(noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dousing
present participle of douse
dousing (plural dousings)
The act by which something is doused.
• Gudinos, guidons
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
