wet-blanket
wet-blanket verb: to disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.
Verb
wet-blanket (third-person singular simple present wet-blankets, present participle wet-blanketing, simple past and past participle wet-blanketed)
- To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.
- A few other topics of general interest were introduced by Mr. Brooke and wet-blanketed by Mrs. Brooke, and conversation languished.1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
- Possibly the world had not encouraged him so much as he hoped ; his tone is that of- a man whose enthusiasm had been wet-blanketed by adverse criticism.1893, William Lyon Phelps, The Beginnings of the English Romantic Movement
wet-blanket meaning in Kannada
wet-blanket in Kannada
- ಉತ್ಸಾಹನಾಶಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭಂಜಕ
Examples of wet-blanket in a sentence
- But if a single syllable had been breathed to Papa he would have wet-blanketed the whole adventure: he was much too strict.1935, Ernst Lothar, Willa Muir, The Loom of Justice, page 95:
- A second significant enemy commando raid further wet-blanketed satisfaction over the reopening of Highway 4.1997, Wilfred P. Deac, Road to the Killing Fields: The Cambodian War of 1970-1975, →ISBN:
Forms of wet-blanket
| third-person singular present | wet-blankets |
|---|---|
| present participle | wet-blanketing |
| past participle | wet-blanketed |
| past | wet-blanketed |
| alternative form | wet blanket |
Questions about wet-blanket
- What does wet-blanket mean?
- Wet-blanket means to disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.
- What is wet-blanket in Kannada?
- Wet-blanket in Kannada is ಉತ್ಸಾಹನಾಶಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭಂಜಕ. See Wet-blanket meaning in Kannada.
- How do you use wet-blanket in a sentence?
- But if a single syllable had been breathed to Papa he would have wet-blanketed the whole adventure: he was much too strict.
- What part of speech is wet-blanket?
- Wet-blanket is a verb.
- What is the past tense of wet-blanket?
- The past tense of wet-blanket is wet-blanketed.
Words near wet-blanket in the dictionary
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