MOISTENING

moistening, dampening

(noun) the act of making something slightly wet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

moistening

present participle of moisten

Noun

moistening (plural moistenings)

The act of making something moist.

Anagrams

• monetising

Source: Wiktionary


MOISTEN

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



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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