the action of making something wet

the wetting of the surface

it was a velvet cap, and a wetting would ruin it

cover or touch with liquid; moisten

he wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

covered or saturated with water or another liquid

she followed, slipping on the wet rock

showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble

they thought the cadets were a bit wet

it would be a bit wet to go back

(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink