douse

[US]/daʊs/
[UK]/daʊs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.extinguish by dousing with water; drench with water

Phrases & Collocations

douse the fire

douse with water

douse the lights

Example Sentences

he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire.

nothing could douse her sudden euphoria.

doused her head in the shower;

Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.

He doused the lamp,and we made our way back to the house.

Firefighters quickly douse the flames with water.

She doused herself with perfume before going out.

The chef doused the fish with lemon juice.

He doused his face with cold water to wake himself up.

The protesters doused the statue with paint.

She doused the fire in the fireplace with a bucket of water.

The coach doused the winning team with champagne.

He doused his fries in ketchup before eating them.

The storm doused the campfire, leaving the campers in darkness.

She doused her anger and approached the situation calmly.

Real-world Examples

It will not douse but enflame the fears of our citizens.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

Are those people feeding your flames or dousing your fire?

Source: Listening Digest

The 18-month-old died when the house in south Nablus was doused with petroluem-set light.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

This is at every Italian restaurant and people douse their bread in it.

Source: Healthy food

Then the whole mess is doused with jet fuel and set on fire.

Source: New York Times

Workers and firefighters douse the fire with water only to see it reignite elsewhere.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

She didn't douse me with a whole bunch of stuff that I couldn't possibly retain.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Local people rushed to help as well as the emergency services. The fire was doused quickly.

Source: BBC Listening May 2018 Compilation

But cool your faces, people, because I'm going to douse you with some icy cold truth.

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Recent heavy rains have doused many of the fires by bringing floods in some areas. Here's Phil Mercer.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2020

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