Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wetting

/ˈwɛtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: wet-ting
IPA: /ˈwɛtɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wet

noun

The act of making something wet.

noun

The act of accidental urination on or in something.

noun

An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.

American usage; Slang

adj

That makes (something) wet.

Example Sentences

"It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]"
"Earned my name name for all of them wettings If I let you live, then give blessings"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɛtɪŋ/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

wettings (plural)

Derived Forms

bedwetting

Phrases

pant-wetting wetting down wetting machine wetting agent

Synonyms

leak making water passing water

Rhymes With

getting setting letting betting forgetting sweating upsetting netting vetting petting regretting offsetting

Questions

How do you pronounce wetting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛtɪŋ/.
What does wetting mean?: present participle and gerund of wet

How to pronounce wetting

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