wetting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wetting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for wetting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wetting n the act of making something wet a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" Synonym(s): leak, wetting, making water, passing water
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[aemac]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth. [bd][The scene] did draw tears from me and wetted my paper.[b8] --Burke. Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton. {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a dram of liquor. [Colloq.] Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles. --Walton.