Definition & Meaning of "moisten"in English

to moisten

moisten with fine drops

to add a slight amount of liquid to make something damp

dampen

damp

Transitive

Grammatical Information

Composition

derived

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

moisten

3rd person singular

moistens

Present participle

moistening

Past simple

moistened

Past participle

moistened

Examples

He moistened the towel before wiping down the table.

to become slightly damp

damp

Intransitive

Examples

As the mist rolled in, the ground started to moisten.

Lexical Tree

moistener

moistening

moisten

moist

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