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Wetting

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɛtɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of making something wet.
  2. The act of accidental urination on or in something.
  3. An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.
    Multicultural-London-English, US, slang

Equivalents

DeutschBenetzung
Portuguêsmolhada
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Examples

“It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]”
Earned my name name for all of them wettings If I let you live, then give blessings

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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