Most children grow out of wetting the bed by the age of seven or eight.
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Wetting
//ˈwɛtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "wetting" (24 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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4 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- kastelu noun (act of making something wet)
- kastelu noun (act of accidental urination)
Irish
1 entries- fliuchán noun (act of making something wet)
Portuguese
1 entries- molhada noun (act of making something wet)
Sample sentences
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Mary is wetting her hair.
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I am wetting my handkerchief.
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When she came to the place where the footpath led across the moor, she found small pools of water, and a great deal of mud, so she threw the loaf into the mud, and trod upon it, that she might pass without wetting her feet.
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