moisten, wash, dampen
(verb) make moist; “The dew moistened the meadows”
drizzle, moisten
(verb) moisten with fine drops; “drizzle the meat with melted butter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moisten (third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened)
(transitive) To make moist or moister.
(intransitive) To become moist or moister.
• mestino, misnote
Source: Wiktionary
Mois"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening.]
1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon.
2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
