douching

Definition of douchingnext
present participle of douche
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Verb
  • The amphitheater’s Morton Salt birthright has creative juices flowing.
    Lisa Gutierrez May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • More than 85% of the oil and natural gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asia, and many nations there have had to issue emergency energy rationing mandates.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Both men are sitting in a small room in the Carlton Hotel, gushing over each other’s talents.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • After pulling the bathtub away from the wall, Mitch saw that the substance was gushing through the house’s foundation.
    Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Aphids are often managed by hosing them off foliage using a strong stream of water.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • On the night of April 21, Toronto fire crews called time on the stunt, blocking access to the sculpture and hosing it down with warm water, Toronto City News reports.
    Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2006, the RIAA also certified songs downloaded as ringtones and began accounting for streaming audio and/or video, with 150 on-demand streams counting as one unit for certification purposes.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
  • Rembrand is a company that uses AI to find areas in streaming entertainment to add product placement to programs—like on billboards in the background of a scene, or on a table in a home.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • And then there were the reports that Prince William wasn’t pleased that Harry appeared to be rushing into marrying the American former TV actor and that either Meghan or Kate Middleton were left in tears over a particularly contentious fitting for bridesmaids’ dresses.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • In the past, the company has benefited from an uncertain economic outlook, as consumers are more likely to fix up their current vehicles rather than rushing off to buy new ones — especially as financing costs rise.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Strong thunderstorms with bright flashes of lightning and loud booms of thunder rolled through the Kansas City are overnight, drenching the metro with more than an inch of rain in a matter of hours.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • Using the same color in your curtain choice will only elevate the color-drenching aesthetic.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Again, keep it at the base of your plant, not the leaves, and use a slow, saturating soak.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Now that oil prices are surging from the conflict with Iran, money is flooding into the state treasury and creating an uncomfortable situation for Democrats who oppose the war and would rather reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
    Morgan Lee, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • Later that summer, lingering moisture from Tropical Storm Mario contributed to flooding rains across portions of the southwestern United States on September 17-18, the hurricane center concluded in its post-storm report.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Douching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douching. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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