wetted one's whistle
wetted one's whistle is the simple past and past participle of wet one's whistle.
Meaning of wet one's whistle
Verb
wet one's whistle (third-person singular simple present wets one's whistle, present participle wetting one's whistle, simple past and past participle wet one's whistle or wetted one's whistle)
- To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
- I'll take another glass of the sherry wine, just to wet my whistle, as the vulgar saying is, before I begin.1876, Wilkie Collins, chapter 9, in The Two Destinies
- Synonyms:
- wet one's beak
Questions about wetted one's whistle
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