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单词 moisten
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Examples of 'moisten' in a sentence
moisten

He drank some coffee to moisten his suddenly dry throat as he tried to work out whether the time was ripe for a move."He had to moisten his lips before he could say, "If you want to name him Galahad, you'd better add a bribe.

In other languages
moisten

British English: moisten VERB
To moisten something means to make it slightly wet.
She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
  • American English: moisten
  • Brazilian Portuguese: umedecer
  • Chinese: 使湿润
  • European Spanish: humedecer
  • French: humecter
  • German: anfeuchten
  • Italian: inumidire
  • Japanese: 湿らす
  • Korean: 촉촉하게 하다
  • European Portuguese: humedecer
  • Latin American Spanish: humedecer

Chinese translation of 'moisten'

moisten

(ˈmɔɪsn)

vt

  1. 弄湿(濕) (nòngshī)
(verb) 
Definition
to make or become moist
She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
Synonyms
dampen
She took the time to dampen a cloth and wash her face.
water
Water the plants once a week.
wet
Wet the fabric with a damp sponge before ironing.
soak
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
damp
She damped a hand towel and laid it across her head.
moisturize
humidify
bedew

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bedew
Synonyms
sprinkle,
water,
wet,
shower,
spray,
soak,
dampen,
drench,
moisten,
besprinkle
in the sense of damp
Definition
to make slightly wet
She damped a hand towel and laid it across her head.
Synonyms
moisten,
wet,
soak,
dampen,
lick,
moisturize,
humidify
in the sense of soak
Definition
to put or lie in a liquid so as to become thoroughly wet
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
Synonyms
wet,
damp,
saturate,
drench,
douse,
moisten,
suffuse,
wet through,
waterlog,
souse,
drouk (Scottish)

Nearby words of
moisten

  • mogul
  • moiety
  • moist
  • moisten
  • moisture
  • moisturizer
  • mole

Synonyms of 'moisten'

moisten

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of water
Definition
to moisten or soak with water
Water the plants once a week.
Synonyms
sprinkle,
spray,
soak,
irrigate,
damp,
hose,
dampen,
drench,
douse,
moisten,
souse,
fertigate (Australian)
in the sense of wet
Definition
to make wet
Wet the fabric with a damp sponge before ironing.
Synonyms
moisten,
spray,
damp,
dampen,
water,
dip,
splash,
soak,
steep,
sprinkle,
saturate,
drench,
douse,
irrigate,
humidify,
fertigate (Australian)
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