Definition
The act or process of soaking, drenching, or thoroughly saturating something with liquid; a drenching or wetting.
Etymology
From drouk (verb) + -ing (gerund suffix). The -ing creates an abstract noun describing the action itself rather than its result.
Kelly Says
A 'good drouking' in Scots literature means exactly what it sounds like—a thorough soaking that leaves you dripping wet, often used affectionately when describing rainstorms.
Translations
CACatalà
sequera
se-ke-ra
DEDeutsch
Trockenheit
troh-ken-heit
ELΕλληνικά
ξηρασία
hee-ra-see-a
ESEspañol
droughting
drou-t-ing
FAفارسی
خشکسالی
khash-khsali
FRFrançais
sécheresse
seh-cheh-res
HUMagyar
szárazság
sza-ra-saag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekeringan
ke-ke-ri-ngan
ITItaliano
siccità
see-chee-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemarau
kem-rau
MYမြန်မာ
ရွာမကျ
ya-wa-ma-kyi
NLNederlands
droogte
droog-teh
RORomână
secetă
se-che-ta
RUРусский
засуха
zasu-kha
SWKiswahili
ukame
oo-ka-me
TLTL
pag-a-init
pa-g-a-init
TRTürkçe
kuraklık
ku-raklık
UKУкраїнська
посуха
po-su-kha
URاردو
بارش کی کمی
ba-rash ki kami
VITiếng Việt
khô hạn
kho han