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Showing words for DOUSING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Dousing

dousing, guidons

6 Letter Words for Dousing

dingus, doings, dosing, guidon, sundog, sungod, ungods

5 Letter Words for Dousing

dingo, dings, dinos, dinus, doing, dongs, donis, duing, dungs, dusio, gondi, gonid, guids, gundi, indus, nidus, nodus, nosig, ounds, soign, sound, suing, udons, undig, undog, ungod, unsod, using

4 Letter Words for Dousing

digs, ding, dino, dins, dogs, dong, doni, dons, dugs, dung, duns, duos, gids, gins, gios, gnus, gods, gois, gond, gons, guid, guns, idun, ingo, ions, isdn, iuds, nids, niog, nodi, nods, nogs, nous, odin, onus, ouds, sign, sind, sing, sion, snig, snod, snog, snug, sond, song, soud, sugi, suid, sung, suni, udon, udos, undo, unio, unis

3 Letter Words for Dousing

dig, din, dis, dog, don, dos, dso, dug, dui, dun, duo, gds, gid, gin, gio, gis, gns, gnu, god, goi, gon, gos, gou, gud, gui, gun, gus, ido, ids, ign, ind, ing, ins, ion, ios, iou, isn, iso, iud, nid, nig, nis, nod, nog, nos, nus, ods, ois, oni, ons, osi, oud, oui, ous, sgd, sig, sin, sod, sog, son, sou, sud, sui, sun, udo, uds, ugs, ung, uni, uns

Definitions for Dousing

[1] to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
[2] to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose.
[3] to extinguish: She quickly doused the candle's flame with her fingertips.
[4] Informal . to remove; doff.
[5] Nautical . to lower or take in (a sail, mast, or the like) suddenly. to slacken (a line) suddenly. to stow quickly.
[6] to plunge or be plunged into a liquid.
[7] British Dialect . a stroke or blow.
[8] to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck
[9] (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean
[10] (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc)
[11] an immersion
[12] nautical to lower (sail) quickly
[13] archaic to strike or beat
[14] archaic a blow

Words related to Dousing

dousedeluge, soak, quench, drown, saturate, smother, splash, submerge, wet, dunk, snuff, souse, plunge, slop, immerse, splatter, sop, spatter, duck, slosh

Words nearby Dousing

dousedour, doura, dourine, douro, douroucouli, douse, douser, douter, douw, doux, douzaine

Origin of Dousing

eFirst recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Dousing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, dousedouse, dowse

Word origin for Dousing

eC16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse 1

Synonyms for Dousing

deluge, drown, put out, quench, saturate, smother, snuff out, soak, splash, submerge, wet, duck, dunk, immerse, plunge, slop, slosh, snuff, sop, souse, spatter, splatter, steep, submerse, blow out, squench