Meanings of dowse (dowsed) in English

Firefighters dowsed a petrol station with water as the blaze edged closer.

Now Preston realized the woman's face and hair weren't dowsed with water.

The Fire Service had dowsed most of the blaze by midday.

He'd dowsed himself in Obsession, forcing Dayle to crank up the vent fan.

We carefully took her bearings, dowsed our canvas, and pulled leisurely towards her.

Each injury burned as if he'd been dowsed with some priest's blessed oils.

Near saw my lantern, 'fore I dowsed it.

Every light was dowsed on board, and the bells were even not allowed to be struck.

The glim was dowsed-thewords were Archie's-andin the best contraband manner we stole down the gully.

With the Baron suitably impressed, Tiffany dowsed the poker in the bucket of water, from which erupted a cloud of steam.

The fire was beaten to death; a half-score pails of water were dowsed over its remains; and damp earth was flung upon it.

Looking through my little scuttle port, I could see the flashing of bright waves, which sometimes dowsed my window with a shower of drops.

In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight.

'Pray Heaven I dowsed the light in time!'

"Only Mr Frank," said Massan; "he's dowsed two birds.

"Honest?" Beads of sweat appeared on Ben's brow as if dowsed up by an invisible crown of thorns.