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sousing
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sousing .] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See Souse pickle.] To steep in pickle; to pickle. ``A soused gurnet.'' --Shak. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid. They soused me ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An immerse#Verb or drench#Verb in liquid. vb. (present participle of souse English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: drenching , soaking , souse ]
Usage examples of sousing.
The spectacle of our men stripped to the waist sousing each other with water under the pump is a source of standing wonder to the inhabitants.
I tried to reconcile myself to the belief that it was the high temperature of the tropical regions upon which we are entering, that rendered such extra sousings a necessity, and recalled to my recollection how, during the night of the 13th, I had found the atmosphere below deck so stifling, that in spite of the heavy swell I was obliged to open the porthole of my cabin, on the starboard side, to get a breath of air.