Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sousing

1 sense of sousing

Sense 1
drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
       => wetting -- (the act of making something wet)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb souse

4 senses of souse

Sense 1
drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")
       => wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")

Sense 2
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse -- (immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint")
       => immerse, plunge -- (thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water")

Sense 3
souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up -- (become drunk or drink excessively)
       => drink, booze, fuddle -- (consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night")

Sense 4
souse -- (cook in a marinade; "souse herring")
       => cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")