- present participle of hose.
hosing
Example Sentences
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Firefighters quickly began hosing down the smoking reactor -- "they didn't let the fire spread," Solovyov said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
In between matches, hard-working staff are hosing down the courts to cool the sand.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
He kept hosing: “I could see progress from the helicopters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
“I ran up here from Torrance and grabbed what I could,” said Joe, whose pants and boots were soaked with water from hosing down his father’s home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
He goes back and forth on the docks, hosing down the charter boats, once the tourists and fish are gone.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
