Moisten
/ˈmɔɪsn/verb
To make a little wet or damp.
He moistened his lips with his tongue.
Often appears as...
- moisten your lips
- moisten the cloth
verb
Add a small amount of liquid, especially in cooking.
Moisten the ingredients with milk to bind them together.
Often appears as...
- moisten with milk
- moisten the mixture
verb
To make a little wet or damp.
He moistened his lips with his tongue.
Often appears as...
- moisten your lips
- moisten the cloth
verb
Add a small amount of liquid, especially in cooking.
Moisten the ingredients with milk to bind them together.
Often appears as...
- moisten with milk
- moisten the mixture
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Slight Wetness
Use 'moisten' to imply a light touch of wetness, not soaking wet.
After peeling the stickers, he moistened the surface to remove the residue.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
'Moisten' can mean to make something feel slightly wet to the touch.
She moistened the clay before shaping it.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
'Moisten' is neutral and can be used in formal and informal contexts.
The nurse will moisten your arm with an antiseptic before the injection.
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Video examples
Iain Hutchison: Saving...
with cavities, the sinuses, which warm and moisten the air we breathe. But also imagine if they were filled with solid bone -- our head would be dead weight, we wouldn't be able to hold it erect, we wouldn't be able to look at the world around us.
Video examples
Fish That Walk PIPE...
amazing field of vision made even greater because the eyes can act independently of each other when their eyes dry out they can roll them back into water filled skin folds that re moisten them one other thing mud
Video examples
Iain Hutchison: Saving...
with cavities, the sinuses, which warm and moisten the air we breathe. But also imagine if they were filled with solid bone -- our head would be dead weight, we wouldn't be able to hold it erect, we wouldn't be able to look at the world around us.
Video examples
Fish That Walk PIPE...
amazing field of vision made even greater because the eyes can act independently of each other when their eyes dry out they can roll them back into water filled skin folds that re moisten them one other thing mud
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Quote examples
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
American Clergyman
The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster!
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Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.
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Djuna Barnes
American Novelist
After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.
Quote examples
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
American Clergyman
The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster!
Quote examples
Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.
Quote examples
Djuna Barnes
American Novelist
After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.
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