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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | put out |
| Type of | quench, blow out, snuff out, extinguish |
Examples of douse
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Parachuting into a cemetery, he ran to a creek and was able to douse the flames.
From the latimes.com
Don't douse with lemon juice or sprinkle on the herbs until just before serving.
From the nytimes.com
But Vietnam's government seems newly determined to douse the inflationary fires.
From the economist.com
Mix and match to your heart's content, then douse it all with milk and dive in.
From the dailymercury.com.au
I wished I had a trough to douse my head in instead of a tiny Dixie cup of water.
From the cnn.com
Douse the eggs in ice water, where they can sit until you are ready to peel them.
From the sacbee.com
It took fire crews about 10 minutes to douse the flames when they attacked it.
From the bostonherald.com
Salt generously, douse with the vinegar and let sit for 30 minutes to an hour.
From the nytimes.com
Johnson burned her right wrist while trying to douse the fire with a jug of water.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
- Wet thoroughly
- Dip: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
- Lower quickly; "douse a sail"
- Slacken; "douse a rope"
- Drench: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
- (dousing) submersion: the act of wetting something by submerging it
- Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.
- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse; To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail; To fall suddenly into water; To put out; to extinguish
