dousing

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dousing

A firefighter is dousing the last embers of a campfire.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of wetting something by submerging it: The action of making something thoroughly wet by plunging it into a liquid.

Usage

The word "dousing" specifically refers to the action of soaking or saturating an object by immersing it in a fluid, typically water. It implies a complete and deliberate wetting.

Examples
  • The firefighter's dousing of the flames with a powerful hose was effective.
  • The recipe called for the dousing of the cake layers in simple syrup.
  • After the dousing in the lake, the dog shook water everywhere.
Advanced Usage
  • "Dousing of": This is the most common prepositional phrase used with the noun "dousing," indicating the target that is being wetted.
    • The sudden dousing of the crowd by the sprinklers caused a commotion.
Variants and Related Words
  • Douse (verb): To plunge into liquid; to drench or extinguish.
    • He had to douse the campfire before leaving.
  • Drenched (adjective): Thoroughly wet; soaked.
    • We got caught in the storm and were drenched.
Synonyms
  • Soaking: The act of making something very wet.
  • Immersion: The action of dipping something completely in a liquid.
  • Sousing: Wetting thoroughly.
Different Meanings

As a noun, "dousing" is almost exclusively related to the act of wetting by submersion. It should not be confused with the unrelated folk magic practice of "dowsing," which uses a rod to find water or minerals.

dousing

A firefighter is dousing the last embers of a campfire.

Noun
  1. the act of wetting something by submerging it

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