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a blanket dampened with water so as to extinguish a fire.
a person or thing that dampens enthusiasm or enjoyment: Nobody asked him to join the group because he's such a wet blanket.
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Origin of wet blanket
First recorded in 165565
Other definitions for wet blanket [2 of 2]
[ wet-blang-kit ]SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɛtˈblæŋ kɪt /PHONETIC RESPELLING
to extinguish [a fire] with a wet blanket.
to dampen the enthusiasm or enjoyment of [a person, group, etc.].
Origin of wet-blanket
First recorded in 186570
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How to use wet blanket in a sentence
I lay out my worries here not as a wet blanket, but because I am a worrier.
Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.
Fidel jumped out and hopped into the ocean without getting wet.
Have you noticed there are some people who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this?
After she got her feet wet, Knox began writing under her own name.
If those dry counties get wet, those border stores could find their revenue drying up.
He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.
Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching easton to the south!
He swerved as he passed it, and, looking, saw that it was a bundle wrapped in a striped blanket.
The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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British Dictionary definitions for wet blanket
informal a person whose low spirits or lack of enthusiasm have a depressing effect on others
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for wet blanket
Someone who dampens enthusiasm: We were all having a good time until Harold walked in and started acting like a wet blanket.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with wet blanket
A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm, as in Don't be such a wet blanketthe carnival will be fun! This expression alludes to smothering a fire with a wet blanket. [Early 1800s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.