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/dˈaʊsɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Douse v. t. (past & past part. doused; pres. part. dousing)

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

(Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

Douse v. t. To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights. (Slang) " To douse the glim."

Douse v. i. To fall suddenly into water.

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Etymology of 'Dousing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dousing" Quotes from Famous Books

... fallen upon it had pierced the roof in some places, and now, like out of a huge funnel, about a gallon of water suddenly struck Alec on the back of the neck, and caused him to change his position, while he fairly howled from the suddenness of the dousing. ...

— Three Boys in the Wild North Land • Egerton Ryerson Young

... invalid turning over in bed, swung around to the course. The gentle swell that had been roiling her slightly from abeam she now caught full under the bow, and she began to pitch, setting the foam aboil. The light now came from dead astern, dousing its white sweep in the rippling wake ...

— Mayflower (Flor de mayo) • Vicente Blasco Ibanez

... Sol was doing that, there was one sailor near the middle of the ship who felt as if he would rather have a dousing of cold water than all the rum in the jug. And that man got one of those buckets that were used to get salt water from the ocean for washing down decks and for other things. The bucket had a long rope for a handle. And he dropped the bucket overboard and gave ...

— The Sandman: His Sea Stories • William J. Hopkins