souse
- noun
- /saʊs/
:
empapamiento
- The flowers could use a good souse of water on hot days like this.
Examples
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Caught in a souse during their picnic, the family ran for shelter.
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The rain gave us a thorough souse during the picnic.
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After the sudden souse from the passing car, his clothes were soaked through.
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After the storm, everything was left in a complete souse.
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The children squealed with delight as they experienced a sudden souse from the garden sprinkler.
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The downpour resulted in a complete souse of the picnic area, forcing everyone to move indoors.
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After the unexpected souse of rain, the ground was thoroughly drenched and muddy.
Synonyms
9
2.7
An act of making something completely wet by putting it in water
5
4.4
Being completely covered by a liquid like water
3
4.9
Putting a lot of water on something so it becomes very wet
1
3.3
A heavy soaking that makes a person or thing completely wet
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1.4
The act of making a surface wet
1
6.2
Putting something completely under water or another liquid
Making something very wet by covering it with water or other liquid
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Souse meaning a heavy drenching comes from the simple idea of soak, or 'to make very wet'. So a souse is a big splash or pour that soaks things through.