Definition of wet blanket
:one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure
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Examples of wet blanket in a Sentence
I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket.
First Known Use of wet blanket
1844
wet blanket Synonyms
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drag, grinch, party pooper, spoilsport, killjoyRelated Words
fuddy-duddy, goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes, old maid, stick-in-the-mud; defeatist, Jeremiah, knocker, pessimist; complainer, crab, cynic, grouch, grump, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner; bore, downer, dripNear Antonyms
cutup, jester, live wire; carouser, celebrant, celebrator, merrymaker, rejoicer, reveler (or reveller), roisterer; libertine, playboy, playgirl, rakeWET BLANKET Defined for English Language Learners
wet blanket
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: a person who makes it difficult for other people to enjoy themselves by complaining, by showing no enthusiasm, etc.
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