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The word is in the Wiktionary5 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)— English words —- wet-blanket v. To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.
- wet␣blanket n. (Idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
- wet␣blanket n. (Idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
- wet␣blanket n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
- wet␣blanket v. Alternative form of wet-blanket.
43 English words from 5 English definitionsact activity Alternative and belittle blanket confidence demands derogatory disparage dullness etc figuratively form from fun Idiomatic idiomatically joy lacks mildly of␣a one other other␣than out out␣of person pessimism remove satisfaction see situation takes than the timid towards Used wet wet␣blanket who wimp 7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)wet-blankets wet␣blankets wet-blanketed wet␣blanketed wet-blanketry wet-blanketing wet␣blanketing 20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)BLA Blan blank Blank blanke Blanke blanket ETB ket Ket Lan LAN Lan. lank Lank tbl TBL tbl. wet WET 9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)alb Alb. BTE LBT nal- TEK tekn- tew Tew 2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)wet-blankets wet␣blankets
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