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wetted

/ˈwɛtəd/

wetted is the simple past and past participle of wet.

Meaning of wet

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
    • There is scanty room for a railway, and in many places the rails are wetted by the spray from the Illecillewaet, which is the Indian word for a raging torrent.1941 December, G. H. Soole, “The Mountain Section of the C.P.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 530
    Synonyms:
    drench, get wet, soak, sog
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become wet.
    • I try to show emotion, but my eyes won't seem to wet2008, “Be Nice To Me”, in I Hate My Friends, performed by The Front Bottoms
    Synonyms:
    dampen, dew, get wet, moisten
  3. (transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
    • Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
  4. (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
  5. (informal, transitive) To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
    • to wet the baby’s head
  6. (Multicultural-London-English, US, slang) To kill or seriously injure.
    • I'm coming to get ya, I'm coming to get ya / Spitting out lyrics, homie, I'll wet ya1992 May 5, House of Pain, “Jump Around” (track 2), in House of Pain

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Questions about wetted

What is wetted the simple past and past participle of?
Wetted is the simple past and past participle of wet.
How do you pronounce wetted?
Wetted is pronounced /ˈwɛtəd/.

Words near wetted in the dictionary

  1. wetsuits
  2. Wetta
  3. wettabilities
  4. wettability
  5. wettable
  6. wetted
  7. wetted area
  8. wetted areas
  9. wetted down
  10. wetted one's beak
  11. wetted one's clay

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