rehydrating

verb

present participle of rehydrate
as in rinsing

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  1. rinsing
  2. irrigating
  3. flushing
  4. refreshing
  5. dunking
  6. immersing
Verb
  • Employee was observed rinsing vegetables in the hand wash sink.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Just after midnight on October 1, police say that video from the victim’s camera showed Wang rinsing out the victim’s coffee mug with a liquid from her own.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of rinsing
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  • Almost all water scientists and activists point out that more than half of the river (52%) goes to irrigating agriculture.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Colorado River is a lifeline for the Southwest, providing water to around 40 million people and irrigating more than 5 million acres of farmland.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrigating
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  • The scientists are planning to travel there in 2028 to deploy instruments able to document the flushing in and out of seawater.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Next to the kitchen is the bathroom, which has a walk-in shower and a flushing toilet.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushing
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  • Amazon is refreshing its Bee lineup as tech companies gear up for the holiday season with a slew of new AI hardware.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Short-term plans for Kreuzer’s new downtown property are focused on minor cosmetic work, such as cleaning up the parking lot, refreshing the landscaping and other maintenance.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of refreshing
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  • That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.
    — Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But this isn't merely a case of taking the company's already bonkers electric supermoto, dunking it in ink and calling it special.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dunking
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  • Like immersing the dogs in beer before putting them on the grill.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Our formula is based on the universal pleasure of solving a mystery, immersing oneself in an adventure, identifying with inspiring characters, and sharing that sense of liberation so characteristic of adolescence.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of immersing
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