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Sousing

noun
1.
The act of making something completely wet.  Synonyms: drenching, soaking, souse.






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"Sousing" Quotes from Famous Books



... appreciation, and propped his folded arms upon the bar. "It sort o' come sudden, too." He smiled faintly. "It come as I said it would right here in this bar. The boys was settin' around sousing, an' pushin' round the cyards, an' the Vigilante Committee was settin' on a pow-wow. I was tellin' 'em ef the folks had the sense of a blind louse they'd dope out a reward, an' make it big. I guessed they'd get the gang quick that ...
— The Forfeit • Ridgwell Cullum

... sousing in the water with the other children was quite "a common kid" herself and though there seemed to be an inherent snobbishness in the little girl that returned to her as soon as she was dried and clothed, in her ...
— Lydia of the Pines • Honore Willsie Morrow

... shoulder as directed, and Angel strode off with her, his slim figure, as viewed from behind, looking like the mere stem to the great nosegay suggested by hers. They disappeared round the curve of the road, and only his sousing footsteps and the top ribbon of Marian's bonnet told where they were. In a few minutes he reappeared. Izz Huett was the next in ...
— Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman • Thomas Hardy



Words linked to "Sousing" :   drenching, wetting, souse



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