wet blanket
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Synonyms
drag, grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport
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With the internet now a dominant social force, Tenner is ready with his wet blanket. — Gal Beckerman, New York Times, "What Silicon Valley Could Use More Of: Inefficiency," 4 June 2018 The Swedes’ approach to this match threw a wet blanket over whatever possibility the occasion might have otherwise presented. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "England Takes Another Step Toward Bringing ‘It’ Home," 8 July 2018 Gregg Hutson’s shady backyard would be a wet blanket for most gardeners. — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, "Don’t Forget to Water the Logs: Mushrooms Are in for Home Gardens," 11 June 2018 The humidity was oppressive, the gray a wet blanket. — Jenny Rough, Washington Post, "Where you live has a bigger impact on happiness and health than you might imagine," 14 May 2018 The humidity was oppressive, the gray a wet blanket. — Jenny Rough, chicagotribune.com, "Where you live has a big impact on happiness and health," 14 May 2018 Ariana Grande, Unfinished Business deluxe edition bonus track, 2016) On their second musical collaboration, Ariana and her ex-boyfriend, Nathan Sykes of The Wanted fame, deliver a wet blanket of a piano duet where every line is a different cliché. — Richard S. He, Billboard, "Every Ariana Grande Song, Ranked," 27 Apr. 2018 In the shade of the trees, the air felt like a wet blanket, and mosquitoes homed in on open flesh. — Vanessa Gregory, New York Times, "A Lynching’s Long Shadow," 25 Apr. 2018 With the help of a friend, Stauffer used the wet blanket to cover the animal and a broom to stop it from getting away. — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, "Watch how a Florida man frees an alligator caught in a plastic ring," 24 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wet blanket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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