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Past tense of douse

regular verb

The past tense of douse is doused. The past participle is also doused.

Forms of douse

Base form (V1)douse /daʊs/
Past tense (V2)doused
Past participle (V3)doused
Present participledousing
Third person singulardouses

Doused in a sentence

  • The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier.1999, Arthur D. Jacobs, The Prison Called Hohenasperg
  • The guy who came upon the accident scene was my guardian angel. He doused the flames and called the paramedics.From the entry guardian angel
  • Once the last villagers had left Ben Suc, the buildings were doused with petrol and zippoed.2009, Nigel Cawthorne, Vietnam. From the entry zippo
  • Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Part two, p.34. From the entry arson
  • It was called pizzowego (pizzarogis), a pieróg filled with a combination of sausage, pepperoni, and cheese, doused with tomato sauce.2019 September, Geraldine Balut Coleman, “Tekla Klebetnica Thrills Crowds”, in Polish American Journal, volume 108, number 9, section…. From the entry pieróg

Meaning of douse

  1. verb To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  2. verb To fall suddenly into water.
  3. verb To put out; to extinguish.

Full definition of douse

Questions about the past tense of douse

What is the past tense of douse?
The past tense of douse is doused.
What is the past participle of douse?
The past participle of douse is doused.
Is douse a regular or irregular verb?
Douse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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