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getting wet

getting wet is the present participle and gerund of get wet.

Meaning of get wet

Verb

get wet (third-person singular simple present gets wet, present participle getting wet, simple past got wet, past participle (UK) got wet or (US) gotten wet)

  1. (ambitransitive, literally) To come into contact with, or to put (something) into contact with, water, rain, mist, or another liquid.
    • I stood too close to the waterfall, and I got wet.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin secreting vaginal fluid as a result of sexual arousal; to be sexually aroused.
    • Sometimes I get wet right away, but other times I'm aroused but not very wet.2002, Sallie Foley, Sally A. Kope, Dennis P. Sugrue, Sex Matters for Women: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self, page 281
    Synonyms:
    grool
  3. (slang) To abuse phencyclidine (commonly known as "PCP" or "angel dust").
    • Alonzo Harris: […] Didn't know you liked to get wet, dog.
      Jake Hoyt: What's "wet"?
      Alonzo Harris: Butt-naked. Ill. Sherms. Dust. PCP. Primos. P-Dog. That's what you had. That's what you were smoking, you couldn't taste it?2001, David Ayer, Training Day

Questions about getting wet

What is getting wet the present participle and gerund of?
Getting wet is the present participle and gerund of get wet.

Words near getting wet in the dictionary

  1. getting up to
  2. getting up with the chickens
  3. getting used to
  4. getting wasted
  5. getting well
  6. getting wet
  7. getting what one asked for
  8. getting what's coming to one
  9. getting wind
  10. getting wind in one's jaws
  11. getting wind of

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