douching

Definition of douchingnext
present participle of douche

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for douching
Verb
  • Wang is an extraordinarily mobile player for his size, with impressive skating technique through his inside and outside edges laterally and flowing mechanics going north or back to pucks.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Gone is the long, flowing hair — which accompanied his first five years in the big leagues — and in is a fresh, short cut.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Seven months later, just eleven kilometres from the coral garden, a blowout on BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig caused an explosion that killed eleven workers and sent oil gushing up from the seafloor.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Evan can't stop gushing over the Brandon Nimmo impact.
    SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The microdrama streaming app and MediaCo, the current owner of the long-running tabloid, have inked a production deal to adapt stories from the Enquirer archives as vertical series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The 10-episode first season had its finale on March 19th and is streaming on Paramount+.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Zookeepers are not rushing to put them together.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The group then sprang into action, rushing to pull them from the burning vehicle and extinguish the flames.
    Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And by the way, McKay is just drenching the ED in empathy and support at the moment.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Avoid puddling or saturating the soil.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s a difference between accepting the legality of gambling and actively promoting it, whether that’s through opening sportsbooks at stadiums like Wrigley Field or saturating game broadcasts with gambling advertisements.
    Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Philadelphia adjusted at the break, pushing fullbacks higher and flooding the midfield, and Charlotte had no response.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Just weeks after reopening, flooding due to rainfall forced the mine to close yet again.
    Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Douching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douching. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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