What does hosing mean?
Hosing means present participle and gerund of hose.
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/ˈhəʊzɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of hose.
Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again A good hosing down
Their hosing, also, in the middle and northern parts of the Valley, is quite insufficient; being generally of cotton or silk […]
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Hosing means present participle and gerund of hose.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again A good hosing down
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