Sousing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sousing}.] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See {Souse}
     pickle.]
     1. To steep in pickle; to pickle. "A soused gurnet." --Shak.
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     2. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.
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              They soused me over head and ears in water.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly.
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              Although I be well soused in this shower.
                                                    --Gascoigne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sousing
       n : the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a
           good drenching" [syn: {drenching}, {soaking}, {souse}]