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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
moisten .
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Examples
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The resulting sauce makes for a type of "dressing" and moistens up the dish.
'Flower Pot,' at The Krug Room Amy Ma 2010
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Sanjit Das/Panos for The Wall Street Journal A young man moistens the clay while a girl shapes bricks at his feet.
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Once they straighten out again, Janie moistens her lips, and then, determined, she gives Megan the thumbs-up.
GONE LISA McMANN 2010
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It exudes out of the pores of her flushed face and moistens her fine hair, tightening the ringlets over her temples.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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The milky substance inside the fleshy leaves protects and moistens fish as it grills, and charred fig leaves make a great side snack.
Dining with Dionysus 2008
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It exudes out of the pores of her flushed face and moistens her fine hair, tightening the ringlets over her temples.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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She breathes it in and it warms and moistens the inside of her nose.
All that Remains Terri Moran 2010
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The milky substance inside the fleshy leaves protects and moistens fish as it grills, and charred fig leaves make a great side snack.
Dining with Dionysus 2008
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The front of Mamma's nightgown moistens from the sweat and tears and damp air, and her own eyes start to stream small droplets.
Forgive Me Mamma 2010
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Once they straighten out again, Janie moistens her lips, and then, determined, she gives Megan the thumbs-up.
GONE LISA McMANN 2010
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