wet blanket

noun

Synonyms of wet blanket

: one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure

Examples of wet blanket in a Sentence

I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket.

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Regardless, the new hard-line stance on playing time was a wet blanket tossed onto an overachieving team. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026 This approach isn’t about throwing a wet blanket on the festivities of the season. — Monitor Staff, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2025 Aleksander Barkov has covered him like a wet blanket at times, showcasing the two-way prowess that just earned him his third Selke Trophy. — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 16 June 2025 But the rivalry between these teams runs deep, and the Penguins tried hard to throw a wet blanket on the Capitals' playoff hopes and Ovechkin's big day. — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wet blanket

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1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wet blanket was in 1844

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wet blanket

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