wetting
noun
- ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together
- process or act of causing to be wet
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛtɪŋ/ / [ˈwɛɾɪŋ]
adj
- That makes (something) wet.
noun
- The act of making something wet.
“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 […]”
- The act of accidental urination on or in something.
- An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.
“Earned my name name for all of them wettings If I let you live, then give blessings”
verb
- present participle and gerund of wet