Used in a Sentence

wetter

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wetter.

Editorial note

Older populations lived in wetter places where some water would trickle back into the water table instead of evaporating.

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Quick take

A wetting agent or surfactant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wetter gathered in one view.

noun

A wetting agent or surfactant.

noun

A bedwetter.

noun

(MLE, slang) A knife used to commit wettings (stabbings).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wetter.

noun

A wetting agent or surfactant.

noun

A bedwetter.

noun

(MLE, slang) A knife used to commit wettings (stabbings).

Example sentences

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Older populations lived in wetter places where some water would trickle back into the water table instead of evaporating.

2

Producers in wetter areas can't create a farm, plant crops (especially trees like almonds), and harvest in one year.

3

Prices would rise, producers in wetter areas would produce more to take advantage, and everyone eats.

4

Some places are poised to become wetter and warmer, as opposed to drier and warmer.

5

If the price of water goes high enough, then desalination or new pipelines from wetter areas will start to make sense.

6

There's plenty of farmland in wetter areas of the country to take up the slack.

7

Sometimes an area needs less density, or a seed that works better in wetter conditions, or a bunch of other little factors.

8

Do you have any convincing arguments for why a wetter, warmer, carbon-rich world would be a downside for humans on that scale?

9

I'd also suspect, generally, that drainage and humidity control would be issues in moister / wetter climates.

10

If you squashed all the moons of Jupiter together along with the entire asteroid belt, you almost get a wetter, less dense Mars.

11

Off they run, till wet and wetter Hall and steps immersed are Iying.

12

Though Canada experienced colder and wetter weather, the indoor comfort was ideal.

Quote examples

1

" Some avocado farmers can no longer compete with avocado farmers in wetter areas of the US or Mexico" And therein lies a thorny political issue.

2

The link says "The ancient soils, he said, do not prove that Mars once contained life, but they do add to growing evidence that an early wetter and warmer Mars was more habitable than the planet has been in the past 3 billion years." so it's a big stretch to conclude this is a warmup to a big reveal.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wetter in a sentence?

Older populations lived in wetter places where some water would trickle back into the water table instead of evaporating.

What does wetter mean?

A wetting agent or surfactant.

What part of speech is wetter?

wetter is commonly used as noun.