- present participle of hose.
hosing
Example Sentences
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More than 50,000 residents of Garden Grove city were evacuated and fire crews began hosing down the tank in a bid to cool it.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Firefighters quickly began hosing down the smoking reactor -- "they didn't let the fire spread," Solovyov said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
In between matches, hard-working staff are hosing down the courts to cool the sand.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
It was a life’s work, and Lubanski stood outside the building hosing it down until the building next door caught fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Papi and Roli are setting up the patio table and hosing off the chairs.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
