wetting

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtɪŋ/, [ˈwɛɾɪŋ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

wetting

1. present participle and gerund of wet

Noun

wetting (plural wettings)

1. The act of making something wet.
   • 1838, George Adolphus Wigney, An Elementary Dictionary, Or, Cyclopaediae, for the Use of Maltsters, Brewers &c., page 28:

     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. (US, MLE, slang) An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.
   • 2018 August 25, (1011) Eleven X (Splash) Russ X Taze, here Taze (lyrics and music), “Anti”, 3:01–3:05:

     Earned my name name for all of them wettings
     If I let you live, then give blessings

Derived terms

• bedwetting
• pant-wetting
• wetting down
• wetting machine

 

Translations

act of making something wet

• Finnish: kastelu (fi)
• Irish: fliuchán m
• Portuguese: molhada (pt)

act of accidental urination

• Finnish: kastelu (fi)

Adjective

wetting (not comparable)

1. That makes (something) wet.

Derived terms

• wetting agent