wet down

verb

wet down or wetted down; wetting down; wets down
Synonyms of wet downnext

transitive verb

: to dampen by sprinkling with water

Synonyms of wet down

Relevance
See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus

Examples of wet down in a Sentence

it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first the stylist began by wetting down my hair
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
This slight odor is simply the scent of wet down and will go away once your bedding is dry. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026 Ashcraft then started wetting down the roof of her family’s home until they were ordered to evacuate. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 Her lifestyle website recommends wetting down the tub with warm water, then applying a paste consisting of a mix of baking soda and a dollop of dish soap. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025 So Tudhope's team needed a way to wet down the roads, insert the Monza backdrop into footage shot at Silverstone, and add the actors. — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wet down

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wet down was in 1840

Rhymes for wet down

See All Rhymes for wet down

Browse Nearby Words

wet dog
wet down
wet dream
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Wet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All