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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Wetting.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
     To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
     to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
     surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
     wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
     from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
           Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
           Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
                                                    --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
        dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
                                                    --Walton.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Wetting.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
     To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
     to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
     surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
     wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
     from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
  
           Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether
           to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the
           thirsty earth with falling showers.      --Milton.
  
     To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
        dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
  
              Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
                                                    --Walton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wetting
       See wet

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wet
       adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
              bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet
              weather" [ant: dry]
       2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
          alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
          platform"; "a wet county" [ant: dry]
       3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
          "lactating cows" [syn: lactating] [ant: dry]
       4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
          "a wet canteen"
       5: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked,
           cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated,
           plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked,
           soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley,
           tight, tipsy]
       n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
           window" [syn: moisture]
       v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: dry]
       2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
          old boy still wets his bed"
       [also: wetting, wetted, wettest, wetter]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wetting
       n 1: the act of making something wet
       2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: leak,
           making water, passing water]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     a.
     That makes (something) wet.
     n.
     The act of making something wet.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wet nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     a.
     That makes (something) wet.
     n.
     The act of making something wet.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wet nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     a.
     That makes (something) wet.
     n.
     The act of making something wet.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wet nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     a.
     That makes (something) wet.
     n.
     The act of making something wet.
     vb.
     (present participle of en wet nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm w et ting)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wetting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en wet ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wet)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wetting /wˈɛtɪŋ/
  الرطوبة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wetting /wˈɛtɪŋ/ 
  máčení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wetting /wˈɛtɪŋ/ 
  namáčení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wetting /wˈɛtɪŋ/ 
  navlhnutí