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pour cold water on

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

be discouraging or negative about

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
throw cold water on
pasttense
poured cold water on
presentparticiple
pouring cold water on
thirdpersonsingular
pours cold water on
pastparticiple
poured cold water on