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throw cold water on

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

be discouraging or negative about

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value
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Automation

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Variants

synonym
pour cold water on
pasttense
throwed cold water on
presentparticiple
throwing cold water on
thirdpersonsingular
throws cold water on
pastparticiple
throwed cold water on