moisten
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This and other recent rainfall have done much to moisten the landscape and make it harder for blazes to start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
Then, they used energy dissipation models to compare the seals' ability to warm and moisten air during inhalation and to reduce heat and moisture loss during exhalation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023
Spread the spores evenly over the substrate and gently moisten it once, then mist or spray it with water twice daily, keeping it consistently moist but not soggy.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
During the day one can see to Bolivia, far to the east, where clouds billow into thunderstorms that will never moisten this region.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
She flicked her tongue over a brass seal to moisten it and pressed the stamp firmly into the wax.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
You'll be in awe of the soft, warm pockets of spiced, tender apple, as well as how much the apple moistens the cake.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2022
Saliva contains mucus that moistens food and buffers the pH of the food.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The teeth and jaw mechanically chew the food, and saliva from the salivary glands moistens the food and initiates mechanical and chemical digestion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“That moistens your mouth to get it ready to spit,” he said.
From Washington Post
Saliva: the secretion of the salivary glands that moistens and begins the digestion of the food.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The mark is made with the moistened ashes of palms that were burned after the previous year’s Palm Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Months earlier, in March, farmworkers had used a machine to drop each little plant, grown in a greenhouse, into the moistened soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
In the relatively new carbon dioxide method, developed in the early 1970s, producers use high-pressure CO₂ to extract caffeine from moistened coffee beans.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
Stir in buttermilk with a broad spatula until just moistened.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
More than once her eyes moistened, reflecting the tears of the family.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The teacher bristled, with anger moistening her eyes: “Just think of where you would prefer to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
A wet March has provided a welcome partial relief to farmers by moistening soil ahead of planting but underground water levels remain dangerously low, especially around the Mediterranean.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
On his last day of school on Friday, Mr. Esquivel thanked each of his teachers, his eyes moistening as they described him as a gift to the school community.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Some rain fell over the southeastern portions of the fire Thursday into Friday, moistening vegetation and decreasing burning intensity, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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