"firehosing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: firehose + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|firehose|ing}} firehose + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} firehosing (uncountable)
  1. (literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water. Tags: literally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-uEsHVK8D
  2. (figurative) Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-y923Q5s6
  3. (videography) Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-firehosing-en-noun-G5bqZ7te Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 19 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 33 14 53 Topics: arts, broadcasting, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television, videography

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