(v. t.) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
(v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
(v. i.) To fall suddenly into water.
(v. t.) To put out; to extinguish.
Example Sentences:
(1) It has brought waves of Australian diplomats and functionaries implementing strategies to douse local disgruntlement at the profound social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts their operation has brought.
(2) In London there are generally four types of rock show: the billions of pub gigs where 20 of the band's mates try to convince you there's still a future in grindie; the arena and stadium blowouts where it's customary to express one's appreciation of the band by dousing one's peers in airborne urine; the east London artronica happenings where everyone's only watching everyone else; and the gigs in Hyde Park you can't hear.
(3) Hayes-White said first responders told her they saw people at the edge of the bay dousing themselves with water, possibly to cool burn injuries.
(4) One by one, the rain having slowed, the men turn the bucket's plastic tap and douse their hands in the life-saving water.
(5) El Niño, the weather system which often douses the western US, has returned after a five-year absence but promises little relief.
(6) Cameron has spent much of a three-day visit to the US battling to douse the Eurosceptic fires caused by the rise of Ukip.
(7) There are gates cleverly constructed from plastic crates and mail boxes fashioned from a oil cans, all liberally doused in bright blues and pinks, greens and yellows, tying each assemblage into a carefully crafted home.
(8) We buy – and companies supply – food doused in high-fructose corn syrup, delivering a sugar high that is hard to resist, but devoid of nutrition.
(9) Security forces shot him before they doused the flames.
(10) According to his lawyers , he was forced to stay awake for nine days, denied food, doused in freezing water and made to stand on concrete in the winter for 16 hours.
(11) Surely any warm glow we might feel about HMV nostalgia deserves dousing with the news that gift vouchers some bought at the shop over Christmas are now invalid .
(12) Fire engines stood by to douse flames, including in one shop that was set on fire, but the protests appear to have ended without deaths or significant injuries, unlike previous violent protests against the burning of copies of the Qur'an by a US pastor and US troops, when several people died.
(13) Smoke billows into the air as a firefighter douses the fire at the Glasgow School of Art's Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.
(14) The video appeared to show vulnerable residents being pinned down, slapped, doused in water and taunted.
(15) Rahman had been left in a cold cell, stripped from the waist down and had been doused in water, according to reports from the Associated Press .
(16) The drama bounces from Texas to Mississippi on the cusp of the civil war, effects a shotgun wedding of 60s spaghetti western with 70s "slavesploitation" and douses the magnolia in arterial blood.
(17) A kung pao chicken appetizer was made with chicken McNuggets doused in sweet and sour sauce and garnished with parsley.
(18) When Scotland got their goal back it could have been a bit edgy, but we responded fantastically and it was very special for me to score two goals for England in Scotland at Celtic Park.” Gordon Strachan admitted his players had been “spooked” by England’s energetic opening as they slipped to only a second defeat in 11 games to douse some of the optimism generated by Friday’s victory over the Republic of Ireland .
(19) Mirallas and Naismith were involved again as Everton doused any hope Arsenal had of salvaging pride in the second half.
(20) As Indonesia deployed planes and a fourth helicopter to help douse the fires in Riau province, Sumatra, much of southern Malaysia was shrouded in thick smog.
Touse
Definition:
(v. t. & i.) Alt. of Touze
(n.) A pulling; a disturbance.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tumor consists of an adult teratoma, circuscribed teratocarcinoma, endodermal sinus-tumor-like, choriocarcinomatous and germinoma (pinealoma) tous parts.
(2) Ils concernent tous des hausses de températures d’ici 2100.
(3) Nous sommes tous Français (We are all French).” By contrast, Hollande said that Trump’s excesses “make you want to retch” .
(4) Under a sea of fluttering pink and blue flags, the Manif Pour Tous (Demo for all) movement's complaints were eclectic and apocalyptic – with a dash of paranoia and conspiracy thrown in for good measure.
(5) Extremely high sensitivity to small changes in ultrasonic attenuation was achieved with a transmission oscillator ultrasonic spectrometer (TOUS).
(6) Jean-Claude Nkulikiyimfura, le directeur du village, dit : « Ce projet a probablement battu tous les records : en moins d’un an, il était prêt.
(7) It showed Cohn-Bendit smiling manically, as Dennis the Menace, with a caption: “Nous sommes tous les juifs allemands”.
(8) While the debate on same-sex marriage is heating up in France , supporters of the mariage pour tous (marriage for all) movement have just received an accolade from Valérie Trierweiler, France's first lady.
(9) Photograph: John Brunton Jean Nouvel’s stunning building for the Arab World Institute already stands out on the Paris skyline, and now boasts what may be the city’s biggest Nous Sommes Tous Charlie sign.
(10) L'Esprit de l'Info (@lespritinfo) Bonjour à tous !
(11) March 17, 2015 Serge Aurier (@Serge_aurier) Tous mes coéquipiers et moi-même, pour que l’image de Paris et de la France s’impose dans le football européen.
(12) Samir Nasri Official (@SamNasri19) Merci a tous pour vos messages je serai indisponible pour 8 semaines je vous tiens au courant de l'evolution de la blessure January 13, 2014 "Thank you everyone for your kind words and overwhelming support, I suppose its kind of good news that I will be out around 8 weeks," he tweeted.
(13) Experience in the treatment of these two cases confirms that the role of Psychomotor Education in the treatment of myopathy cases is essentially that of teaching the child to be aware of and responsible for its own movements as the disease progresses, while showing it how touse all its available sensomotorial instruments to counteract its muscular inadequacies which progressively damage the child's body image.
(14) A histochemical study of ENL lesions was performed on skin biopsies from 14 leproma-tous patients.
(15) De Gaulle was supposed to have written his rallying call to the nation, " A tous les Français ", in there.
(16) The prime minister, Manuel Valls, echoed that call at the time by telling Radio Monte Carlo: “The conditions for Karim Benzema to return to the France team have not been met at the moment.” Karim Benzema (@Benzema) Malheureusement pour moi et pour tous ceux qui m'ont toujours soutenu et supporté.
(17) Two anatomical patterns have been described: parenchyma tous and phlebectatic.
(18) Serge Aurier (@Serge_aurier) Je demande pardon à M.Kuipers, à ses assistants ainsi qu’à tous les arbitres pour ma réaction après le match à Chelsea.