Meaning

2 senses

  1. A sudden plunging into water.

  2. A blow or strike, especially to the face.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Tom doused the campfire.

    deTom löschte das Lagerfeuer. — Waldelfe

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  2. I doused him with icy water.

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  3. The rain wasn't heavy enough to douse the fire.

    deDer Regen war nicht stark genug, um das Feuer zu löschen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Antonio doused the house with gasoline and set it on fire.

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  5. He forgot his umbrella home and got caught in a dousing downpour.

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Origin

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

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Forms

plural: douses

See also

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