wet blanketing

A form of wet blanket — Someone who or something that takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wet blanket
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wet blanketing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20blanketing

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“wet blanketing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20blanketing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet blanketing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20blanketing.

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