Moistening is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for MOISTENING in dictionary:

VERB:
• MOISTEN, to make or become moist
• wet slightly
• (of the eyes) fill with tears
NOUN:
• the act of making something slightly wet

Words related to MOISTENING

madefaction19 moisten9 moistened12 moistens10

Words that contain MOISTENING

remoistening15 premoistening18

How to use MOISTENING in a sentence

• The precious Water of Youth flowed in a bright stream across the floor, moistening the wings of a butterfly, which, grown old in the decline of summer, had alighted there to die.
• From moistening the thread! From moistening the thread! BROAD-THUMB.
• He grasped a chair and, breathing heavily, looked from one to the other, moistening his lips.
• She never looked up as we went in, but bent over little John, moistening his lips from time to time, and watching his every movement.
• Tears ran down his aged cheeks, moistening the wrinkles and furrows now so apparent.
• The rice should only be eaten after moistening it with this perfumed dew which called to mind the image of an oriental garden.
• You would consider anybody out of his wits who pretended to make a merit of it that the rain of heaven had fertilized his crops without moistening his neighbors.
• It was so bright he could see the rain-mist, scarcely heavier than a dense, slowly descending fog, a wet blanket of vapor moistening the earth.
• In misery and wretchedness, Edward flung himself down on the threshold of the door which divided him from Ottilie, moistening it with his tears as he lay.
• Mother Earth, moistening the bare brown fields for the plough with a capricious tear or so for the banished winter, was beginning again.
• She listened with her eyes glaring out into the darkness, sometimes moistening her lips as they became dry.
• She sighed and suddenly felt a moistening of her hot eyes.
• This moistening of the raw-hide he knew would tend to make it stretch, and, without apparent effort, he endeavored to stretch it more and more.
• The labor can be greatly lessened by moistening the scrubbing cloth with turpentine and applying it to the greasy film, which immediately dissolves and thus can be easily removed.
• A solution of sufficient strength can be made by moistening or just covering the iodine with water.
• Time had almost obliterated these, but by moistening his fingers and rubbing the dirt from the leather he was able to trace them.
• We sat through the remaining hours in deathly stillness, occasionally moistening the lips and tongue of the sufferer.
• The one that was least wounded supported his comrade, whose blood was moistening the earth.
• But for efficient moistening of the air, either a very large evaporating-surface or steam jets are required.
• The cashier stood there for a moment, moistening his dry lips with his tongue and trying to swallow the lump that rose to his throat and threatened to stop his breathing.
• Alone in the hallchamber I had my cry out, once for all, moistening the pillow to such an extent that I was obliged to turn it over to find a dry spot to go to sleep on.
• Cover and cook quickly for forty minutes, moistening from time to time with a spoonful of stock or gravy.
• In the blue pond, now bloodless, a dusky evening sky lay hollowed out, and the gushing waters were moistening the flower-beds.
• The other nodded, and moistening his huge palms took a firmer grip of the rope.
• Begin work by moistening the leather on the back side with a sponge or cloth.
• The greenish light from the window-glass was moistening her skin.
• Rub through a colander, moistening if necessary with a little cold milk.
• A novice had better try this pudding plain, omitting the wine, brandy, almonds and citron, moistening with water instead of wine before baking.
• Another plan recommended, as giving a surface resembling albumen paper, is to paste the back of the print without moistening the surface, and so mount.
• Will sat beside his old friend, moistening his pallid lips with water.
• Ruby at once obeyed, and sang the desired song with a sweet, full voice, that had the effect of moistening some of the eyes present.
• The seamen then, after moistening their palms in the usual way, went on with their burden with renewed vigour.

Similar words containing MOISTEN without suffix ing

moisten9 moistens10 moistened12 moistener11 remoisten11 moisteners12 premoisten14 remoistens12 premoistens15 remoistened14 unmoistened14 premoistened17 remoistening15 premoistening18

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