pour cold water over in English

Forms: pours cold water over [present, singular, third-person], pouring cold water over [participle, present], poured cold water over [participle, past], poured cold water over [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pour cold water over (third-person singular simple present pours cold water over, present participle pouring cold water over, simple past and past participle poured cold water over)

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"pour cold water over" meaning in English

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