Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wetting

2 senses of wetting

Sense 1
wetting -- (the act of making something wet)
       => change of state -- (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Sense 2
leak, wetting, making water, passing water -- (a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak")
       => micturition, urination -- (the discharge of urine)

Antonyms of verb wet

1 of 2 senses of wet

Sense 1
wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")
       Antonym of dry (Sense 1)
      => dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wet

2 senses of wet

Sense 1
wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
wet -- (make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed")
       => make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water -- (eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug")

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