What does dousing mean?
Dousing means present participle and gerund of douse.
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of douse.
But the Royal Commission learned that he also employed water-dousings and a vicious device called the "punishment jacket" to inflict varying degrees of physical and psychological torments upon the inmates under his care.
Use dousing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dousing means present participle and gerund of douse.
Common synonyms include immersion, ducking.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But the Royal Commission learned that he also employed water-dousings and a vicious device called the "punishment jacket" to inflict varying degrees of physical and psychological torments upon the inmates under his care.
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