douching

Definition of douchingnext
present participle of douche

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for douching
Verb
  • Focus on Creating Flow and Accessibility Sharing an end table between two perpendicular sofas may be convenient for daily living, but that closed corner keeps people from easily flowing through the space.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Monarchs wear the topography of flowing lava on their wings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The garlic bread is presented as a glistening round of spelt schiacciata gushing with butter, garlic and parsley.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Residents were prohibited from watering their lawns or hosing down their cars; industrial operations, largely exempt from drought restrictions, kept drawing the water they had been promised.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Drone footage shows crews hosing down a smoking pile of materials that caught fire at a northeastern Massachusetts recycling plant.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When Cinespace embarked on the project, the industry was in the midst of a post-pandemic, peak-streaming production boom.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • All episodes are currently streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Within newsrooms themselves, media companies are rushing to adopt tools many of their employees are wary of using.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Love commanded attention — and the football — in 2025, rushing for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 199 carries and also catching 27 passes for 280 yards and three scores.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Highlight the Shower with a Contrasting Tile Tile drenching a bathroom doesn’t mean the entire space needs to be covered with the same tile type.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • While rain has been drenching California's Central Valley, snow has been pummeling the Sierra Nevada and Foothills into Tuesday, with more expected this week.
    Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The first step, experts say, is saturating the skin with an essence (similar to a traditional toner) to boost moisture retention, followed by an emulsion in place of a standard moisturizer.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This Valentine’s Day, consider saturating your nails in a lush, deep red as rich as red velvet cake.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Large hail, damaging winds, flooding rainfall and an elevated, non-zero threat for tornadoes will be possible.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The hard truth is that clinging to the past and fearing the future cannot fix leaking roofs or flooding greens.
    Betty Resch, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Douching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douching. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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