āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to douse
01
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pour liquid onto something, covering it completely
Transitive: to douse sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He doused the campfire with water before going to bed.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to immerse or dip something into water, often suddenly or completely
Transitive: to douse sth in a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The kids doused their feet in the stream to escape the heat.
āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻž āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻ˛ āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛āĻž
to put out a fire or light by pouring liquid over it
Transitive: to douse a fire or light
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She doused the candle with water to stop it from burning.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to loosen, especially by reducing tension or pressure
Transitive: to douse sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He gently doused the guitar strings to adjust their tension for tuning.
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to quickly bring down or lower a sail on a boat or ship
Transitive: to douse sails
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He quickly doused the sail to reduce the boat âs speed in the strong winds.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to fall or drop quickly and suddenly into water
Intransitive: to douse into a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She tripped over the rock and accidentally doused into the pool.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ Accidentally āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
dousing
douse
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
