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
  • Despite threats of a blockade of the Red Sea’s Bab-al-Mandeb strait from Iran’s Houthi allies, ship traffic has been flowing at a close-to-normal clip through that waterway in recent weeks.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere is an exercise room, an art studio, and an office suite with its own entrance, as well as a primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath flowing out to a serene meditation garden with a hot tub.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Speaking to Variety in 2024 about writing and directing the remake of the 1986 movie Witchboard, Russell spoke about what mattered to him telling the story decades after the original film, while also gushing about his love of filmmaking.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • Waterhouse sat down for a rare interview with British Vogue and could not stop gushing about her man.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 July 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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  • Married at First Sight, a long-running Lifetime reality show, started streaming exclusively on Peacock in 2025.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the three-part docuseries (now streaming on Netflix), Berlinger challenges claims that Manson’s motives behind the killings weren’t to start a race war.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of streaming
Verb
  • The film’s poetic structure broaches such thorny topics without rushing toward easy resolution.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Vikings have been a below-average rushing team in each of O’Connell’s four seasons.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushing
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  • Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake have swept through several provinces in China’s east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, the country’s second most populated city.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Significant flash flooding is possible from parts of the Midwest to the central Appalachians during much of the workweek as multiple rounds of storms unleash drenching downpours.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drenching
Verb
  • That creates an important exception for government agencies that test drugs and send out regular reports on what adulterants are saturating the drug supply in certain locations.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Spray it onto a microfiber cloth and wipe your floors to avoid over-saturating them.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Definition of saturating
Verb
  • Cincinnati and Charleston are included in a more serious Level 3 of 4 threat of flooding rainfall Tuesday that stretches from eastern Indiana to central West Virginia.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There is a reason why the super PACs and the billionaires are flooding Minnesota with all kinds of money.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooding
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