Dousing — synonyms, definition

1. dousing (Noun)

ducking immersion submersion

dousing (Noun) — The act of wetting something by submerging it.

wetting

2. dousing (Verb)

dipping dowsing drenching dunking plunging putting out soaking sopping sousing

dousing (Verb) — Put out, as of a candle or a light. ex. "Douse the lights"

dousing (Verb) — Wet thoroughly.

dousing (Verb) — Immerse into a liquid.

dousing (Verb) — Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. ex. "douse the garment into the cleaning solution"

dousing (Verb) — Lower quickly. ex. "douse a sail"

dousing (Verb) — Slacken. ex. "douse a rope"

dousing (Verb) — Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto. ex. "douse water on his hot face"

blowing out extinguishing furling immersing plunging quenching remitting rolling up slackening snuffing out wetting bating bedraggling brining dabbling draggling flushing retting sluicing sopping