douse
verb (used with object)
to plunge into water or the like; drench.
dousing
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present participleof douse.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Even once brought under control, officials have warned it will take weeks or even months of soaking and dousing to prevent the fire from reigniting.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
One video showed him at a nightclub, dancing on a stage wearing a New York Yankees shirt with the name “Cangrejo”—Spanish for “Crab”—on the back and dousing himself with a bottle of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The household matriarch, Sylvia, 64, said it took them five hours of dousing with buckets to extinguish the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
She said urban water systems and neighbourhood fire hydrants are not built to handle dousing thousands of acres of fire.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Water sprayed everywhere, three stories high, dousing the balconies and the elevators and the windows of the shops.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
