wetter

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wet·​ter ˈwe-tər How to pronounce wetter (audio)

comparative form of the adjective wet

a wetter climate
a plant that grows in wetter regions

wetter

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noun

plural wetters
: one that wets something
a bed wetter
a soil wetter [=a wetting agent used on soil]

Examples of wetter in a Sentence

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Noun
The bottom line: Climate change is skewing the odds toward wetter, stronger and therefore more costly hurricanes, both in dollars and lives. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 Forecasters said the snow that's falling in the Mid-Atlantic is dry and fluffy to the north of Washington, D.C., but heavier and wetter to the south. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 Broadly speaking, northern Spain (think Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country) has a wetter, more temperate climate, with plenty of rain and cooler temperatures year-round. Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025 In cities throughout the U.S., the warming atmosphere is trapping more moisture and creating wetter, more powerful storms and hurricanes. Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wetter

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1737, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wetter was in 1737

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“Wetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wetter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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