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verb (1)

Definition of dousingnext
present participle of douse
as in removing
to rid oneself of (a garment) in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors

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dousing

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verb (2)

variants also dowsing
present participle of douse
1
as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

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as in drowning
to make wet the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

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as in dipping
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid douse the grapes in water to remove any grit

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“Dousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dousing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.

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