wetting down

present participle of wet down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wetting down
Verb
  • Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Potential for wetting rain exists and could provide additional containment opportunities.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The last post shared on Allen's Instagram was a photo of him and the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died in July after drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The quake came as central Philippine provinces were still recovering from a storm that struck Friday, killing at least 27 people, mostly from drowning and falling trees.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The group sees ample opportunity for partnership with some of the denim industry’s leading finishing innovators, who have worked to replace stone-washing techniques—which are polluting and water-guzzling—with lasers to achieve whiskering and distressing.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
  • To maintain its quality, the brand suggests washing it separately in cold water on a gentle laundry cycle.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president responded by calling a special session and flooding the assembly with armed troops.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Altman himself has cautioned that too much money is flooding into unproven AI ventures, while Zuckerberg has compared today’s infrastructure frenzy to past bubbles.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Wetting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetting%20down. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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