douse
verb (used with object)
to plunge into water or the like; drench.
was dousing
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past progressiveof douse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Indonesia was dousing forest fires with water sprayed from helicopters and inducing rain through cloud-seeding, the environment minister said on Friday, denying that hazardous haze was crossing borders.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2023
“Is that why the curate was dousing candles?”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall
Bubbles dropped the dish towel she was dousing up and down in the water.
From A Sweet Little Maid by Amy Ella Blanchard
