Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw a wet blanket on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
throw a wet blan-ket on
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discredit; to spoil or disparage.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

throws a wet blanket on (present, singular) throwing a wet blanket on (participle, present) threw a wet blanket on (past) thrown a wet blanket on (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw a wet blanket on mean?
To discredit; to spoil or disparage.

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