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# wetting

verb form (-ing of wet: wet, wets, wet/wetted, wetting); noun (wetting — making wet, or bedwetting)

«wetting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wetting means making something wet with water or another liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#m1)
2. Wetting (the bed) means passing urine (wee) by accident while asleep; it is common in younger children and nothing to be ashamed of. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, wetting a sponge, cloth or paper shows absorbency; paper towels and sponges are tested for how much water they soak up. In art, wetting paper before watercolour painting. In everyday life, wetting hair before shampooing, wetting a cloth to clean a cut. Bedwetting is a health topic that doctors and parents help with kindly. Phrases: wetting your hair, wetting the paper, bedwetting.

### Examples

- Start by wetting your hair, then add shampoo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x1)
- Wetting the paper first makes the paint spread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x2)
- Wetting the soil helps the seeds start to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x3)
- We tested which towel soaked up the most water by wetting each one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x4)
- Wetting the bed sometimes happens to many children, and it is not their fault. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x5)
- The rain kept wetting the washing on the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x6)
- Or is he afraid of wetting his fine golden-stringed sandals? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x7)

### Note

Double t before -ing: wetting. Past: «wet» or «wetted» (both used). Do not confuse with «whetting» (sharpening, or «whetting your appetite» = making you hungrier) — they sound the same. Being kind about bedwetting matters; teasing hurts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wetting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wetting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wetting.html) on Mova free.