Douse Definition

dous
doused, douses, dousing, dowses
verb
doused, douses, dousing
To hit forcefully.
Webster's New World
To get immersed or drenched.
Webster's New World

Dowse.

Webster's New World
To lower (sails) quickly.
Webster's New World
To pull off (shoes, clothes, etc.)
Webster's New World
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noun
A drenching.
Webster's New World

A blow; stroke.

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Origin of Douse

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

    From Wiktionary

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From obsolete douse to strike

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Douse Sentence Examples

  • Keep a bucket of water nearby to douse the fire should it get out of hand.

  • Anyway, it seems as if the fire brigade were able to douse the flames before any serious harm was done.

  • This means your important documents and other items are protected in the event of a flood, and will also be protected from the water used by firefighters to douse your home.

  • We douse the wagons with lamp oil and light them.

  • They do not douse when I drizzle them from my green watering can.

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Words Starting With

DDODOU

Words Ending With

ESEUSE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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