wet down

verb

wet down or wetted down; wetting down; wets down

transitive verb

: to dampen by sprinkling with water

Synonyms of wet down

• wet
• drown
• wash
• flood

Examples of wet down in a Sentence

it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first

the stylist began by wetting down my hair

Recent Examples on the Web

Start by wetting down the concrete to prevent the cleaner from drying too quickly. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

To prevent infection, if cleaning a structure that might have harbored rodents, Yancey recommends wearing a mask and using a diluted bleach solution to wet down any dust or loose debris. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

Audry Gonzalez is seen using a hose to wet down her back yard as the Max Road Fire burning in western Broward County on May 11, 2026. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 May 2026

This slight odor is simply the scent of wet down and will go away once your bedding is dry. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wet down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown