sousing
/ˈsaʊsɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of 'souse' — the act of soaking or drenching something in liquid.
- She is sousing the dirty clothes in a bucket of water.
- The rain kept sousing the parade all afternoon.
- He was sousing the fish in brine before cooking.
- Present participle of 'souse' — the act of making or becoming drunk.
- The group spent the evening sousing at the pub.
- He kept sousing until he could barely stand.
- They were sousing themselves with whiskey at the party.
noun
- The action of soaking or drenching.
- The sousing of the fabric in dye gave it a deep color.
- A good sousing in the rain cooled everyone off.
- The sousing of the garden took only a few minutes.