wet
adjective
moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid.
was wetting
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past progressiveof wet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He had nightmares about his father, who had disappeared back home, and was wetting the bed.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2018
I was in such a state that I was wetting the bed and sleeping underneath it.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2017
"I actually had a bit of barricade between us so that he couldn't see that I was wetting myself."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2012
The deceptive little rain was wetting the collar of Patty’s T-shirt.
From The New Yorker ● May 24, 2010
The boy was wetting his pants and screaming in Turner’s ear.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
