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wetting
/ˈwɛtɪŋ/
noun 3adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
own
VERB + WETTING
am, grow, started, tears
WETTING + NOUN
bed, hair, handkerchief
PREP.
out, without
ADV.
again
Definitions
noun
1
The act of making something wet.
It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]
2
The act of accidental urination on or in something.
3
An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.
Earned my name name for all of them wettings If I let you live, then give blessings
adj
1
That makes (something) wet.
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Synonyms
noun — a euphemism for urination
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]
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Earned my name name for all of them wettings If I let you live, then give blessings
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Most children grow out of wetting the bed by the age of seven or eight.
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Mary is wetting her hair.
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I am wetting my handkerchief.
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No one can dry another's tears without wetting his own hands.
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