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# wetting

«wetting» in Mova's school dictionary: **making something wet with water or another liquid** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing of wet: wet, wets, wet/wetted, wetting); noun (wetting — making wet, or bedwetting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wetting means making something wet with water or another liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#m1)

2) Wetting (the bed) means passing urine (wee) by accident while asleep; it is common in younger children and nothing to be ashamed of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, wetting a sponge, cloth or paper shows absorbency; paper towels and sponges are tested for how much water they soak up. In art, wetting paper before watercolour painting. In everyday life, wetting hair before shampooing, wetting a cloth to clean a cut. Bedwetting is a health topic that doctors and parents help with kindly. Phrases: wetting your hair, wetting the paper, bedwetting.

### examples

- Start by wetting your hair, then add shampoo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x1)
- Wetting the paper first makes the paint spread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x2)
- Wetting the soil helps the seeds start to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x3)
- We tested which towel soaked up the most water by wetting each one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x4)
- Wetting the bed sometimes happens to many children, and it is not their fault. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x5)
- The rain kept wetting the washing on the line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x6)
- Or is he afraid of wetting his fine golden-stringed sandals? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/#x7)

### note

Double t before -ing: wetting. Past: «wet» or «wetted» (both used). Do not confuse with «whetting» (sharpening, or «whetting your appetite» = making you hungrier) — they sound the same. Being kind about bedwetting matters; teasing hurts.

### In the corpora

- [Accidents and bed-wetting happen to many children; it is not their fault and parents can help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/16/)
- [If you have an accident like wetting yourself or being sick at school, tell a teacher quietly and they will help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/14/)
- [Keep a friend's private, harmless worries, like wetting the bed, to yourself; sharing them would embarrass them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/285-good-secrets-bad-secrets-and-owning-up/17/)
- [Tricking a check, like wetting a toothbrush, fools a person but not your body: teeth that are not brushed get decay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/427-i-did-brush-my-teeth-little-lies-at-home/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wetting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wetting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.