wetting

The word “wetting” has 2 syllables: wet-ting

It's pronounced as /ˈwɛt.ɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for wetting?

In the thesaurus, “wetting” has 49 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wetting along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wetting

Antonyms for wetting

  • dehumidifying
  • dehydrating
  • desiccating
  • dewatering
  • drip-drying
  • drying
  • evaporating
  • freeze-drying
  • parching
  • scorching
  • searing
  • wringing

Meanings of wetting

  • verb
    1. To cover or impregnate with liquid.
    2. To accidentally urinate in or on.
    3. To make or become wet.
    4. (soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
    5. To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
    6. To kill or seriously injure.
  • noun
    1. The act of making something wet.
    2. The act of accidental urination on or in something.
  • adjective
    1. That makes (something) wet.

Example Sentences

  • She is wetting the cloth before wiping the windows.
  • The rain kept wetting our clothes as we walked home.
  • He was wetting the brush to prepare it for painting.
  • The gardener is wetting the soil before planting the seeds.
  • The little boy was embarrassed about wetting the bed.

On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wetting, such as: aspersing, bathing, bedewing, bedraggling, dampening, damping, dehumidifying.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

immersing

washing

  • ablution
  • ablutionary
  • abstersion
  • agitating
  • aspersing
  • bath
  • bathing
  • beating
  • bedewing
  • bedraggling
  • bubbling
  • churning
  • dampening
  • damping
  • deluging
  • detersion
  • dipping
  • dirty clothes
  • douching
  • dousing
  • dowsing
  • drenching
  • dribbling
  • dripping
  • drizzling
  • dropping
  • drowning
  • ducking
  • dunking
  • eddying
  • engulfing
  • flooding
  • flowing
  • flushing
  • flying
  • fomentation
  • getting through
  • going down
  • going over
  • going through
  • guggling
  • gurgling
  • gushing
  • holding up
  • holding water
  • hosing
  • humidifying
  • hydrating
  • impregnating
  • inundating
  • irrigating
  • jetting
  • lapping
  • laundering
  • laundry
  • lavabo
  • lavage
  • lavation
  • lavement
  • laving
  • lipping
  • maundy
  • misting
  • moistening
  • moisturizing
  • overflowing
  • paddling
  • passing
  • passing muster
  • plashing
  • playing
  • purling
  • reeling
  • rehydrating
  • rewashing
  • rewetting
  • rinsing
  • rippling
  • rushing
  • saturating
  • shaking
  • showering
  • sloshing
  • sluicing
  • soaking
  • soddening
  • sopping
  • sousing
  • spewing
  • splashing
  • spouting
  • sprinkling
  • spurting
  • squirting
  • standing up
  • steeping
  • stirring
  • streaming
  • submerging
  • swamping
  • swashing
  • swirling
  • swishing
  • swooshing
  • taking
  • trickling
  • wash
  • washing out
  • water-soaking
  • watering
  • waterlogging
  • wetting
  • wetting down
  • wheeling
  • whipping
  • whirling
  • whishing
  • whisking
  • working

watering

waterlogging

water-soaking


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