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Meanings of moistening in English
Usage of moistening in English
1
For a moment he looked deathly; then, moistening his lips, he said:
2
The eagerness of her invitation had dried her throat, which needed moistening.
3
He hesitated, moistening dry lips with the tip of a nervous tongue.
4
He had been watching its progress with glistening eye and moistening lips.
5
Will sat beside his old friend, moistening his pallid lips with water.
6
The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands.
7
Here in the subtropics the big problem is water for moistening the soil.
8
The main danger to attaining good germination is in repeatedly moistening developing seed.
9
In my relative's attic, the moistening process accelerated at a rate of knots.
10
Roma's eyes were moistening, and the little tool was trembling in her hand.
11
Pound in a mortar six large anchovies, moistening them with their own pickle.
12
A premonitory moistening at the same time overflowed his nether lip.
13
The dog looked up at him moistening its own dry mouth.
14
He paused again, drawing in his wide lips, moistening them with his tongue.
15
She sighed and suddenly felt a moistening of her hot eyes.
16
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Moistening through the time
Moistening across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common