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DOUSING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dousing mean?
• DOUSING (noun)
The noun DOUSING has 1 sense:
1. the act of wetting something by submerging it
Familiarity information: DOUSING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of wetting something by submerging it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dousing; ducking; immersion; submersion
Hypernyms ("dousing" is a kind of...):
wetting (the act of making something wet)
Derivation:
douse (immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate)
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