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dous·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousingnoun
the act of wetting something by submerging it
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Dousing
Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.
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Dousing generally refers to the act of wetting or soaking something completely with a liquid, usually water. It can also mean to extinguish a fire or light, or to suddenly or forcefully throw a liquid onto something or someone. In a nautical context, it means to lower a sail quickly.
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Dousing
Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dousing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dousing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of dousing in a Sentence
Three large fire trucks, they were just dousing that side of the aircraft with water to put out the fire.
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