rewetting

verb

present participle of rewet
as in rehydrating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewetting
  1. rinsing
  2. flushing
  3. dunking
  4. irrigating
  5. saturating
  6. sloshing
  7. impregnating
  8. dipping
Verb
  • Employee was observed rinsing vegetables in the hand wash sink.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Soap Wasn’t Fully Rinsed Residue left from not fully rinsing away soap during cleaning can become sticky and attract food particles.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rinsing
Verb
  • The scientists are planning to travel there in 2028 to deploy instruments able to document the flushing in and out of seawater.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Next to the kitchen is the bathroom, which has a walk-in shower and a flushing toilet.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushing
Verb
  • That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.
    — Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But this isn't merely a case of taking the company's already bonkers electric supermoto, dunking it in ink and calling it special.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dunking
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  • Almost all water scientists and activists point out that more than half of the river (52%) goes to irrigating agriculture.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Colorado River is a lifeline for the Southwest, providing water to around 40 million people and irrigating more than 5 million acres of farmland.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrigating
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  • Hazardous floods could occur if back-to-back storms dump heavy rains over several days, saturating the soil in the mountains and filling reservoirs.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturating
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  • But even if his sweaty, sockless feet had been sloshing around in the lace-up shoes, Skarsgård’s metallic gold suit, also by Saint Laurent, served as a shiny distraction.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Coriolis effect caused by the planet’s rotation then pinned the waves against the western coasts of North and South America, preventing the water from sloshing back out to sea.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sloshing
Verb
  • Its most recent seasons took a decidedly anti-Trump turn, featuring a caricature of the president impregnating Satan.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But Niall arguably commits the deepest betrayal by sleeping with Ruben’s fiancée, Mona (Amy Manson), impregnating her, and keeping that information from Ruben for years.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Definition of impregnating
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  • Thursday night might be the coolest of the week, with temperatures in some areas of South Florida dipping to around 71.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Try black vinegar in dipping sauces for scallion pancakes, splashed into a cabbage stir-fry or Black Vinegar Chicken With Radishes, or whisked into a punchy dressing.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of dipping
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