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wet blan·ket

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wet blanket.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. spoilsport, killjoy, wet blanket, party poopernoun

    someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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  1. wet blanketnoun

    A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

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  1. wet blanket

    A wet blanket is a colloquial term used to describe a person who is discouraging or depressing, often spoiling other people's fun or enthusiasm. It can also refer to an event or thing that dulls, reduces, or defeats enthusiasm, excitement, or liveliness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wet blanket in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wet blanket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wet blanket in a Sentence

  1. John Thurman:

    I had doubts, but I was willing to try anything, taking drugs to sleep, taking drugs to ... just everything -- it felt like a wet blanket. And so I was willing to try anything. And pretty fast, within a few weeks, was feeling some of the benefits.

  2. Michael Antonelli:

    Clarida threw a bit of a wet blanket on the market at the end of the session.

  3. Penny Nance:

    It’s not in anyone’s best interest to throw a wet blanket on any kind of a program in which schools are trying to strengthen the father-daughter relationship, the people that are hurt by this are young women.


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