douse
Example Sentences
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Turning the cold water on full force, I soak my hand towel and use it to douse my face and the back of my neck in icy cold.
From Literature
The flames around her exploded, as if someone had doused them in invisible fuel.
From Literature
Some of the more condescending reviews of “Marie Antoinette” made a facile equation between you and your protagonist, as if you were the flippant queen dousing herself in luxury.
From Salon
On Wednesday, Powell broached the issue when dousing speculation about a leadership vacuum.
Regular fertilizers such as urea, by contrast, douse plants in nitrogen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
