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Meanings of moistening in English

Catalan
remullada

The act of making something slightly wet.

remullada
Synonyms
Examples for "dampening"
Examples for "dampening"
1
Meanwhile, there has been a dampening in the outlook for business conditions.
Radio NZ
2
Returns would fall under the critical 7 percent level, dampening investor interest.
Reuters
3
More than 20 firefighters still remain at the scene dampening down hotspots.
Radio NZ
4
Each of these men is wearing a dampening suit similar to yours.
Earth Unaware
5
Two fire trucks are still at the scene dampening down hot spots.
Radio NZ
Usage of moistening in English
1
For a moment he looked deathly; then, moistening his lips, he said:
Five Tales
2
The eagerness of her invitation had dried her throat, which needed moistening.
Miss Gibbie Gault
3
He hesitated, moistening dry lips with the tip of a nervous tongue.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
4
He had been watching its progress with glistening eye and moistening lips.
In and out of Three Normandy Inns
5
Will sat beside his old friend, moistening his pallid lips with water.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
6
The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands.
And Then There Were None
7
Here in the subtropics the big problem is water for moistening the soil.
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
8
The main danger to attaining good germination is in repeatedly moistening developing seed.
Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway
9
In my relative's attic, the moistening process accelerated at a rate of knots.
Independent.ie
10
Roma's eyes were moistening, and the little tool was trembling in her hand.
The Eternal City
11
Pound in a mortar six large anchovies, moistening them with their own pickle.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
12
A premonitory moistening at the same time overflowed his nether lip.
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools
13
The dog looked up at him moistening its own dry mouth.
The Seventh Noon
14
He paused again, drawing in his wide lips, moistening them with his tongue.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
15
She sighed and suddenly felt a moistening of her hot eyes.
A Prince of Sinners
16
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
About this term
Translations for moistening
Moistening through the time
Moistening across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common