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moisten - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'moisten' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moisten [ v. t.]
- To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
- To soften by making moist; to make tender.

Meaning of 'moisten' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moisten [ v]
Meaning (1):
- moisten with fine drops
Example in sentence:
  • drizzle the meat with melted butter
Meaning (2):
- make moist
Example in sentence:
  • The dew moistened the meadows