Wet-blanket

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards. idiomatic, transitive

    "A few other topics of general interest were introduced by Mr. Brooke and wet-blanketed by Mrs. Brooke, and conversation languished."

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"A few other topics of general interest were introduced by Mr. Brooke and wet-blanketed by Mrs. Brooke, and conversation languished."

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