Phrase guide

wet one's whistle

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَلّ ريقه (ball rīqu) — to have a drink
  • Armenian: կոկորդը թրջել (kokordə tʻrǰel) — to have a drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 润喉 (rùnhóu) — to have a drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解渴 (jiěkě) — to have a drink
  • Czech: svlažit volátko — to have a drink
  • Finnish: kostuttaa kurkkuaan — to have a drink
  • German: sich die Kehle befeuchten — to have a drink
  • Icelandic: væta kverkarnar — to have a drink
  • Irish: do phíobán a fhliuchadh — to have a drink
  • Japanese: 喉を潤す (nodo o uruosu) — to have a drink
  • Polish: napić się — to have a drink
  • Portuguese: molhar a garganta — to have a drink
  • Russian: промочить го́рло (promočitʹ górlo) — to have a drink
  • Spanish: mojar el gaznate — to have a drink
  • Welsh: gwlychu ei big — to have a drink