moisten

Verb

Meaning

To make damp; to wet in a small degree.

To soften by making moist; to make tender.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wash dampen drizzle dew sop water WET steep spray shower damp dip hose hydrate watering

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Antonyms

DRY dried arid barren awaken blot

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Hypernyms

WET splash sprinkle splosh

Hyponyms

humidify baste moisturize moisturise

Derivatives

moistened moistening

Anagrams

mestino misnote mistone sentimo Simonet

Examples

When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me. Carl Rogers

The dew moistened the meadows Source: Internet

drizzle the meat with melted butter Source: Internet

After washing your hands, lightly moisten them with some oil, then form 70g portions of the mixture into slightly flattened rounds. Source: Internet

Farkas advised to moisten the outside of your lips, then form your embouchure and gently place the mouthpiece on it. Source: Internet

A warm mist humidifier will use steam to moisten the air around them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

moist tetter moist towelette moist-adiabatic moistenable moistener moistening