moisten
verb /ˈmɔɪsn/
/ˈmɔɪsn/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they moisten | /ˈmɔɪsn/ /ˈmɔɪsn/ |
| he / she / it moistens | /ˈmɔɪsnz/ /ˈmɔɪsnz/ |
| past simple moistened | /ˈmɔɪsnd/ /ˈmɔɪsnd/ |
| past participle moistened | /ˈmɔɪsnd/ /ˈmɔɪsnd/ |
| -ing form moistening | /ˈmɔɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɪsnɪŋ/ |
- moisten (something) to become or make something slightly wet
- He moistened his lips before he spoke.
- Moisten the tape with water before use.
- Wash the wound gently with a piece of moistened cotton wool.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMoisten is used with these nouns as the object:- cloth
- lip
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from moist + -en.