Definition

Noun 1. The act of making something completely wet; a thorough wetting: This refers to the action of drenching or soaking an object or substance entirely with liquid.

Usage

• As a noun: "Sousing" describes the process or result of soaking something thoroughly.
  • The sousing of the clothes in the dye bath ensured an even color.
  • The sudden downpour resulted in the complete sousing of everyone at the picnic.

Advanced Usage

• Gerund/Noun form: The word "sousing" is the gerund or present participle of the verb "souse," functioning as a noun to name the action.
  • The recipe called for the sousing of the herring in brine for 48 hours.

Variants and Related Words

• Souse (verb): To plunge into liquid; to drench or soak thoroughly.
  • He will souse the vegetables in ice water to make them crisp.
• Soused (adjective): Thoroughly soaked; also a slang term for being drunk.
  • The soused bread was too mushy to eat.

Synonyms

• Drenching
• Soaking
• Saturating
• Dousing

Related Phrases

• A good sousing: An idiomatic phrase emphasizing a thorough, often heavy, wetting.
  • The garden got a good sousing from the overnight storm.

Noun

1. the act of making something completely wet
   • he gave it a good drenching