'Dousing' definitions:
Definition of 'dousing'
From: WordNet
noun
Definition of 'Dousing'
From: GCIDE
- Douse \Douse\ (dous), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused (doust); p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing.] [Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
- 1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dousing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baptism,
- burial,
- burning out,
- controlling,
- damping,
- dip,
- dipping,
- duck,
- ducking,
- dunking,
- dying,
- engulfment,
- extinction,
- extinguishment,
- fire fighting,
- flame-out,
- going out,
- immergence,
- immersion,
- inundation,
- putting out,
- quenching,
- sinking,
- smotheration,
- smothering,
- snuffing,
- souse,
- sousing,
- stifling,
- submergence,
- submersion