wet-nursing

present participle of wet-nurse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet-nursing
Verb
  • With Hubbard nursing a calf injury, Dowdle was a certified workhorse in the backfield.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Judah The movie version of Laura is very much single, still nursing the heartache of her break-up with fellow journalist Ben (David Ajala), who is also on the cruise.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And without spoiling anything, Morgan gets to do a lot more this time around.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Arsenal host Chelsea in the coming weeks, a two-pronged opportunity for both spoiling and redemption.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The other people Ye tries to big-foot into indulging his perverse Peter Pan complex fare more poorly.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Whether that’s indulging Wes Anderson’s imagination (as a three-time member of his ever-growing ensemble) or producing her own projects, Johansson always manages to surprise.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Wet-nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet-nursing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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