DOUSING

submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing

(noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

dousing

present participle of douse

Noun

dousing (plural dousings)

The act by which something is doused.

Anagrams

• Gudinos, guidons

Source: Wiktionary

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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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