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Douse

Douse | Doused | Douses

Douse meaning

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. | To fall suddenly into water. | To put out; to extinguish.

Example sentences (20)

Fire officer Rajinder Kumar said: тАЬFive fire tenders have made several rounds to refill water and douse the flames but work is still on to douse the fire.

Also in a spirited attempt to douse the tension, Yakubu also stated in a statement that the commission would not reverse its decision to use BVAS and the IReV for the elections.

A simple adjustable brass nozzle may be all you need to gently mist, douse or fill a bucket.

First introduced in the 1940s, they are used in a wide range of products, from non-stick pans and water-repellent clothing to the foam firefighters use to douse flames.

Four fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire which engulfed the showroom of pre-owned cars.

It may technically be winter according to the calendar, but spring is just around the bend and the coming o’ the green is already here, as Mother Nature continues to obligingly douse us with seasonal rains.

No police were present but at least one fire engine arrived to douse the fires as people started to leave the stadium.

Otherwise, douse or spray the person with cold water, or cover the person with cold, wet towels or bags of ice.

Staff was able to douse the flames without injury.

TANJUNG MANIS (Dec 24): Firefighters were summoned early this morning to douse a fire inside a three-storey shophouse at the new commercial centre here involving a pile of rubbish and discarded items.

Then while they tried to untangle themselves, I would douse them with a packet of itching powder I had bought at a magic store.

Addressing the protesters after the tension was douse, Obi played down the party’s internal crises, saying they were all working for a united front.

An explosion razed a home in suburban Baltimore, officials said, sending one person to the hospital for injuries and requiring aid from dozens of firefighters to douse the flames.

As the BJP looks to negotiate with the farmers, it will want to douse any problem that might arise ahead of the polls as far as optics are concerned.

Fire broke out at Seemapuri police station in the national capital on Sunday (November 24, 2024) as seven fire tenders were rushed to douse the blaze, officials said.

Firefighters douse water on a bus that was set on fire at Sunset and Echo Park after people gathered on the streets after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the baseball World Series early Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Firefighters use a ladder truck Sunday to douse hot spots after battling a fire that destroyed a warehouse and several prebuilt structures at New England Rent To Own at 65 River Road in Chelsea.

Fire tenders have reached the spot and the efforts are being carried out to douse the fire.

I first got my hands on comète a week ago and, of course, I immediately pushed all other perfumes aside to douse myself in the luxury scent.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) raced to the scene on Newmarket Avenue at 1.37pm today, and used a 32-metre turntable ladder to douse the flames from above.