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

Spun from a low-pressure system out of the Pacific Northwest, the rain wet down roadways, cleared the air, and in some places helped tamp down fire danger. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

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

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