Moisten
/ˈmɔɪsən/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make moist or moister. transitive
"She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips."
- 2 make moist wordnet
- 3 To become moist or moister. intransitive
"His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears."
- 4 moisten with fine drops wordnet
Example
More examples"She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips."
Etymology
From moist + -en.