sousing (Meaning)
sousing (n)
the act of making something completely wet
Synonyms & Antonyms of sousing
Synonyms:
- humidifying
- dunking
- overflowing
- hydrating
- swamping
- dampening
- soddening
- saturating
- rehydrating
- drizzling
- aspersing
- moisturizing
- deluging
- laving
- inundating
- irrigating
- sluicing
- showering
- steeping
- bedewing
- moistening
- splashing
- misting
- ducking
- hosing (down)
- damping
- impregnating
- sloshing
Antonyms:
sousing Sentence Examples
- The chef was sousing the meat in a marinade to tenderize it before grilling.
- The exhausted hiker sought shelter in the cabin, where she could sous herself in a warm bath.
- The aroma of freshly sousing bread filled the air, inviting passersby inside the bakery.
- The gardener sousing the plants with water during the scorching afternoon heat.
- The unruly pup got thoroughly sousing when it jumped into a mud puddle after a rainstorm.
- The thirsty traveler paused at the fountain to sous his head and quench his thirst.
- The hairdresser sousing the client's hair in a chemical solution to achieve a dramatic color change.
- The house was sousing from the torrential downpour, leaving puddles on the floor.
- The boat rocked and sousing from the strong waves during the storm.
- The newborn baby was sousing in a warm blanket after its first bath.
FAQs About the word sousing
the act of making something completely wet
wetting, washing, drowning, flooding, water-soaking, dowsing, flushing, dipping, bedraggling,drenching
evaporating, parching, desiccating, scorching, drying, scorching, searing, dehydrating, evaporating,drying
The chef was sousing the meat in a marinade to tenderize it before grilling.
The exhausted hiker sought shelter in the cabin, where she could sous herself in a warm bath.
The aroma of freshly sousing bread filled the air, inviting passersby inside the bakery.
The gardener sousing the plants with water during the scorching afternoon heat.