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Definition of Dousing
1. Noun. The act of wetting something by submerging it.
Generic synonyms: Wetting
Derivative terms: Douse, Duck, Duck, Immerse, Submerge, Submerse
Definition of Dousing
1. Verb. (present participle of douse) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dousing
1. douse [v] - See also: douse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dousing
Literary usage of Dousing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gryphon Taint: Volume One by K. M. Frontain (2006)
"He rolled onto his back, dousing the last of the fire, and peered up at Hanicke
with his glowing eyes. Cinders not being very flexible, half of his smile ..."
2. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"Digging must be commenced somewhere, and the dousing-rod would only be tried ...
If the digging were a failure, the believers in the dousing-rod would say ..."
3. Publications of the Surtees Society by Surtees Society (1897)
"I hear that Matthew dousing, a servant of the Chapter, lately assaulted lit. ...
dousing contra eum prosequi ..."
4. Memorials of Beverley Minster: The Chapter Act Book of the Collegiate Church by Arthur Francis Leach (1898)
"I hear that Matthew- dousing, a sen-ant of the Chapter, lately assaulted Kt.
Wai theof, priest; thrusting him against a wall, ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"A good dousing.' Dowd, sb. a woman's white cap without any frilling. Dowdy cap, sb.
Same as Dowd. Down in the mouth, in low spirits. ..."
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