ASPERGING Synonyms

• a slight wetness

• slightly wet

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• restrain or discourage

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• lessen in force or effect

• put out, as of a candle or a light

• wet thoroughly

• dip into a liquid

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• lower quickly

• slacken

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• make moist

• moisten with fine drops

• a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

• someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

• washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

• a brief period of precipitation

• a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

• a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

• spray or sprinkle with

• take a shower; wash one's body in the shower

• rain abundantly

• provide abundantly with

• the sound like water splashing

• a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

• a small quantity of something moist or liquid

• a patch of bright color

• the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

• the act of scattering water about haphazardly

• cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

• walk through mud or mire

• dash a liquid upon or against

• mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered

• make a splashing sound

• soil or stain with a splashed liquid

• strike and dash about in a liquid

• a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight

• a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

• the act of sprinkling or splashing water

• distribute loosely

• cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

• rain gently

• scatter with liquid; wet lightly

• covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

• containing moisture or volatile components

• supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• producing or secreting milk

• wetness caused by water

• consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor

• very drunk

• cause to become wet

• make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating