rewetting

Definition of rewettingnext
present participle of rewet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewetting
Verb
  • Finish by scrubbing with a sponge and rinsing well.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Making sure the steaks have been fully thawed and brought to room temperature is the first crucial step for most people, but others have memories of their parents or grandparents rinsing steak in the sink, or perhaps soaking it in water, before the prep work begins.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Scrub with a toilet brush, then wait six minutes before flushing again.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Liberation movements were like chemotherapy, flushing our systems to reboot their chemistry at the cellular level.
    Syda Segovia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And from the looks of it, Jenner may already be over dunking her face for TikTok—and in general.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
  • These cookies come out crisp and crunchy – perfect for dunking in milk or coffee.
    Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Under the agreement, Riverview will stop irrigating 2,000 acres of crops in phases within 12 years.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • As images reach us in fragments, sound weaves a continuity from off-screen to on-screen, carrying the emotion through the film and irrigating the streams of images, like water flowing.
    Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Starbucks is now struggling, and its strategy of saturating urban areas to draw coffee drinkers on their way to work in the morning has backfired amid competition, the rise of remote work and rising costs.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For occasional deep refreshes, coarse salt or baking soda can help lift stains without saturating the wood.
    Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, 8,000 Pa, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But with the second installment still sloshing around in my memory, my sense of wonder began to wander during this film's three and a quarter hours.
    Bob Mondello, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Sealing granite surfaces with an impregnating sealer supplies protection against stains.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The financier had also spent decades aspiring to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast, secluded desert ranch in New Mexico.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After Amabile said Medicaid and behavioral health programs would be cut, other Democrats wondered about dipping further into the state’s reserves to backfill the shortfall and avoid cutting social services.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Once it was plated, Ortiz urged me to karate-chop it, producing decadent cheese crisps for dipping into guacamole.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Rewetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewetting. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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