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wet the bed

/wɛt ðə ˈbɛd/

wet the bed verb: to urinate in one's bed (during sleep).

Verb

wet the bed (third-person singular simple present wets the bed, present participle wetting the bed, simple past and past participle wet the bed or wetted the bed)

  1. (idiomatic) To urinate in one's bed (during sleep).
    • Unsecure is what she was. She wetted the bed a lot, and always she was sucking on her thumb.1998 November, Bethany Campbell [pseudonym; Sally Lea McCluskey], Hear No Evil, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 238
  2. (euphemistic) To go bad, to fail. Often said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed.

Forms of wet the bed

third-person singular presentwets the bed
present participlewetting the bed
past participlewet the bed
pastwet the bed
past participlewetted the bed
pastwetted the bed

Words formed from wet the bed

Questions about wet the bed

What does wet the bed mean?
Wet the bed means to urinate in one's bed (during sleep).
What part of speech is wet the bed?
Wet the bed is a verb.
How do you pronounce wet the bed?
Wet the bed is pronounced /wɛt ðə ˈbɛd/.
What is the past tense of wet the bed?
The past tense of wet the bed is wet the bed.

Words near wet the bed in the dictionary

  1. wet t-shirt competitions
  2. wet t-shirt contest
  3. wet t-shirt contests
  4. wet tech
  5. wet the baby's head
  6. wet the bed
  7. wet the other eye
  8. wet the shamrock
  9. wet through
  10. Wet Toast Eagles
  11. wet weed

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