douse
verb (used with object)
to plunge into water or the like; drench.
have been dousing
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present perfect progressiveof douse.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For some months past, several U. S. hospitals have been dousing inflamed peritoneums with sulfanilamide, watched the death rate from appendix ruptures drop from 20% to nearly zero.
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