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Meanings of moisten in English

Portuguese
umedecer
Catalan
xopar
Spanish
hidratar

Make moist.

        umedecer
        Portuguese
        umectar
        Catalan
        mullar-se
        Spanish
        rociar

        Moisten with fine drops.

              umectar
              Usage of moisten in English
              1
              Add a tablespoon or two of heavy cream to moisten if needed.
              Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You...
              2
              If the soil is dry, be sure to moisten it well first.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Make a syrup of the sugar, and sufficient water to moisten it.
              Recipes Tried and True
              4
              Now moisten the sugar with as much water as it will absorb.
              The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed.
              5
              All the more reason you need some liquor to moisten it up.
              Ronicky Doone
              6
              Both yesterday and to-day light showers fell sufficient to moisten the grass.
              Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
              7
              I have seen them moisten as he lies looking from the window.
              Her Weight in Gold
              8
              As it came to the surface, I could feel my panties moisten.
              How to make love like a porn star
              9
              What the others got was only just enough to moisten their tongues.
              Australia Twice Traversed / The Romance of Exploration, Being a ...
              10
              Mari felt the space where their cheeks touched moisten, their tears commingling.
              Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
              11
              I doubt whether we shall be able ever to moisten it again.
              The Pacha of Many Tales
              12
              If it is too stiff, moisten it with a little rose water.
              Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
              13
              Cover with fried bread-crumbs and bits of butter, and moisten with cream.
              365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
              14
              Her eyes seemed to moisten and grow deeper as she gave confirmation.
              The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
              15
              Thus he gained time to moisten his lips and render speech possible.
              The Slave of the Lamp
              16
              Pound to a smooth paste and moisten with a little tarragon vinegar.
              Dr. Allinson's cookery book / Comprising many valuable vegetaria...
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