Definitions for moisten
ˈmɔɪ sənmoist·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moisten, wash, dampenverb

   make moist

   "The dew moistened the meadows"

2. drizzle, moistenverb

   moisten with fine drops

   "drizzle the meat with melted butter"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moistenverb

   To make moist or moister.

2. moistenverb

   To become moist or moister.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Moist, To Moistenverb

   To make damp; to make wet to a small degree; to damp.

   Etymology: from moist.

   Write till your ink be dry; and with your tears
   Moist it again; and frame some feeling line. William Shakespeare.

   His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. Job xxi. 24.

   A pipe a little moistened on the inside, so as there be no drops left, maketh a more solemn sound than if the pipe were dry. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 230.

   When torrents from the mountains fall no more, the swelling river is reduced into his shallow bed, with scarce water to moisten his own pebbles. John Dryden, Æn.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moisten

   To make something slightly wet or damp.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Moistenverb

   to make damp; to wet in a small degree

2. Moistenverb

   to soften by making moist; to make tender

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Anagrams for moisten »

1. mistone

How to pronounce moisten?

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How to say moisten in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moisten in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moisten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of moisten in a Sentence

1. David Miskus:

   With four consecutive years of drought, this precipitation was just a start to moisten the soils for hopefully more (frozen preferred) precipitation this winter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=moisten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Moisten
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=moisten
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moisten
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=moisten