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DOUSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dousing mean? 

DOUSING (noun)
  The noun DOUSING has 1 sense:

1. the act of wetting something by submerging itplay

  Familiarity information: DOUSING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOUSING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of wetting something by submerging it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dousing; ducking; immersion; submersion

Hypernyms ("dousing" is a kind of...):

wetting (the act of making something wet)

Derivation:

douse (immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate)


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