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douching

verb

present participle of douche
as in flowing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for douching
  1. flowing
  2. gushing
  3. hosing
  4. streaming
  5. rushing
  6. drenching
  7. saturating
  8. flooding
Verb
  • The cold water is flowing into the oceans, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Scientific Data.
    — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In top cities like Austin, Miami and Nashville, cash-flowing properties can be harder to find.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Williams launched into a homily on the beauty of that sequence, gushing with admiration not only for Walker’s hustle but also for the tenacity of the entire offensive line.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For several seconds, the camera angle jolts to a view of just gushing water.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of gushing
Verb
  • By the afternoon, only a handful of LAFD crew members remained at the site, replaced by private firefighters who had taken over hosing down the building interior.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The expert suggests hosing them with water for a thorough clean as flies can be attracted to lingering food waste, odors, and residues.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
Definition of hosing
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  • Loktev is self-distributing the film theatrically (MUBI has acquired streaming rights to parts I and II and is currently streaming Part I).
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Try all the literary film and TV coming to streaming this season.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of streaming
Verb
  • The rushing attack especially is rolling, with 10 touchdowns and almost 500 yards through two games.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Saquon Barkley got half of his 83 yards rushing on a 42-yeard carry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushing
Verb
  • Whether any storms billow up over the area this weekend is hard to pinpoint, but the potential is there for localized drenching downpours.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The recent two-month onslaught of drenching rains and destructive tornados that ravaged both the south suburbs and northwest Indiana was bad enough.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of drenching
Verb
  • Hazardous floods could occur if back-to-back storms dump heavy rains over several days, saturating the soil in the mountains and filling reservoirs.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturating
Verb
  • This work should not be about flooding the internet with AI slop.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One rumor had terrorists flooding the island of Manhattan, leaving no exit.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooding
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