dousing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dousing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dousing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dousing n the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Douse \Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; 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. 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.