Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
   To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
   to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
   surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
   wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
   from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.

         Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether
         to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the
         thirsty earth with falling showers.      --Milton.

   {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
      dram of liquor. [Colloq.]

            Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
                                                  --Walton.

Source : WordNet®

wetting
     See {wet}

wet
     adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
            bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet
            weather" [ant: {dry}]
     2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
        alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
        platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
     3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
        "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
     4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
        "a wet canteen"
     5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked},
         {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated},
         {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked},
         {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley},
         {tight}, {tipsy}]
     [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wet
     n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
         window" [syn: {moisture}]
     [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wetting
     n 1: the act of making something wet
     2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak},
         {making water}, {passing water}]

wet
     v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
     2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
        old boy still wets his bed"
     [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]