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  1. moistening:
  2. moisten:


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Detailed Synonyms for moistening in English

moistening:

moistening [the ~] noun

  1. the moistening
    the moistening; the wetting
  2. the moistening
    – the act of making something slightly wet 1
    the moistening; the dampening
    – the act of making something slightly wet 1

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Related Definitions for "moistening":

  1. the act of making something slightly wet1

moistening form of moisten:

to moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)

  1. to moisten
    to moisten; dampen; to wet
    • moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)
    • dampen verb
    • wet verb (wets, wetted, wetting)
  2. to moisten
    to dab; to moisten; to wet
    • dab verb (dabs, dabbed, dabbing)
    • moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)
    • wet verb (wets, wetted, wetting)
  3. to moisten
    – make moist 1
    to wash; dampen; to moisten
    – make moist 1
    • wash verb (washes, washed, washing)
    • dampen verb
    • moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)
      • The dew moistened the meadows1
  4. to moisten
    – moisten with fine drops 1
    to drizzle; to moisten
    – moisten with fine drops 1
    • drizzle verb (drizzles, drizzled, drizzling)
      • drizzle the meat with melted butter1
    • moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)

Conjugations for moisten:

present
  1. moisten
  2. moisten
  3. moistens
  4. moisten
  5. moisten
  6. moisten
simple past
  1. moistened
  2. moistened
  3. moistened
  4. moistened
  5. moistened
  6. moistened
present perfect
  1. have moistened
  2. have moistened
  3. has moistened
  4. have moistened
  5. have moistened
  6. have moistened
past continuous
  1. was moistening
  2. were moistening
  3. was moistening
  4. were moistening
  5. were moistening
  6. were moistening
future
  1. shall moisten
  2. will moisten
  3. will moisten
  4. shall moisten
  5. will moisten
  6. will moisten
continuous present
  1. am moistening
  2. are moistening
  3. is moistening
  4. are moistening
  5. are moistening
  6. are moistening
subjunctive
  1. be moistened
  2. be moistened
  3. be moistened
  4. be moistened
  5. be moistened
  6. be moistened
diverse
  1. moisten!
  2. let's moisten!
  3. moistened
  4. moistening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

moisten

  1. moisten

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Alternate Synonyms for "moisten":


Related Definitions for "moisten":

  1. make moist1
    • The dew moistened the meadows1
  2. moisten with fine drops1