moisten

«moisten» in Mova's school dictionary: To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (moisten, moistens, moistened, moistening)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth». tree →

2) To become slightly wet: «her eyes moistened». tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking, recipes say «moisten the flour with a little water». In art, you moisten paper or a paintbrush. In science, seeds need moistened soil to germinate. In stories, «her eyes moistened» shows a character is close to tears. Phrases: «moisten the edges», «moisten with water», «eyes moistened».

examples

• Moisten the edges of the pastry so they stick. tree →
• Moisten the sponge before wiping the board. tree →
• Seeds sprout in moistened cotton wool. tree →
• Grandpa's eyes moistened as he read the letter. tree →
• Moisten the stamp to stick it on – or use a self-stick stamp. tree →
• Use a damp cloth to moisten the clay. tree →
• Moisten the soil, but don't flood it. tree →
• The frog moistens its skin in the pond. tree →
• "Moisten my tongue--bring me a refreshing draught." tree →

note

Regular verb: moistened. The «t» is silent: «MOY-sen». Related: moist (slightly wet), moisture. Not a maths word.

In the corpora

• The nose warms and moistens air, and its hairs and sticky mucus catch dust and germs before they reach the lungs.
• His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «moisten» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.