Examples of 'douse' in a sentence

Meaning of "douse"

Douse (verb) - to pour a liquid over something or someone, often to extinguish a fire. It can also mean to drench or saturate something completely. This term is frequently used in the context of firefighting or controlling flames
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  • To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
  • To put out; to extinguish.
  • A sudden plunging into water.

How to use "douse" in a sentence

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I am trying to douse this fire with love.
Douse the lights and veer right.
We will just douse the arm in gasoline.
Douse her now with every drop.
Have your men douse their lanterns.
Just douse me in gasoline and toss me a match.
Have your man douse the lanterns.
Some douse with a bucket of cold water.
Drop anchor and douse your lights.
And douse that fire real good.
You will want to douse that fire.
Let us douse the lights down there.
There burns a hellfire no water can douse.
Do not douse the unit with water.
One needs water to douse the fire.

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What we douse this fire with is love.
Nothing else will douse this fire.
I will douse his altar and pray.
Now these embers will not douse.
I used it to douse the fire in the dustbin.
Douse the house with plenty of petrol.
Just enough to douse the fire in my heart.
Douse all your food in this loveliness.
You would rather douse yourself in water.
Just douse me in gas and light me on fire.
One needs vvater to douse the fire.
I am gonna douse the wound with alcohol.
Last one out has to douse the fire.
When you douse the colours on me my love.
Time and distance can douse friendships.
I can not douse a teenage girl in blood.
Are the ones that douse it later.
We need to douse this thing in record time.
I thought you told them to douse the lights.
Time to douse this lame old fire.
Loving him was my desire that would douse my yearning.
I should just douse this place in gasoline.
Douse it with oil and set it ablaze.
I will readily douse myself with blood.
Douse her in kerosene and light her on fire.
Sam was going to douse this in globe oil gasoline.
Douse him with a pail of water.
He proceeded to douse his entire body with it.
Douse the fire and clear the street.
And has courage to douse the darkness.
Let us douse the flames of religious warfare.
The best way is to douse it with water.
And douse the fury of my elemental body.
Let us not douse that flame.
You douse it in water and nothing happens.

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