Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia), [1] gravesites, [2] malign "earth …

The meaning of DOUSE is to plunge into water. How to use douse in a sentence.

DOUSING definition: 1. present participle of douse 2. to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over…. Learn more.

DOUSE definition: 1. to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: 2. to stop a fire…. Learn more.

To wet thoroughly; drench. 2. To put out (a light or fire); extinguish: doused the campfire with a bucket of water. n. A thorough drenching. [From obsolete douse, to strike.] dous′er n. v. …

Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring [citation needed] water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice …

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Synonyms for DOUSING: removing, peeling (off), doffing, stripping, shedding, putting off, taking off, shrugging off; Antonyms of DOUSING: donning, throwing (on), slipping (into), wearing, …

to plunge or be plunged into a liquid. British Dialect. a stroke or blow. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 …

Present participle of douse. The act by which something is doused. The flaming paper will set off the fire alarm, dousing the room with the sprinkler, revealing your next clue.