moisten
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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
Rub a cut lemon around the rim of your serving dish to moisten.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023
To serve: Toss the cooked, room-temperature vermicelli with just enough Nuoc Cham to moisten the noodles.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
For birds, depending on the weather, you’ll need a blanket to cover the carrier and trap heat or a spray bottle to moisten feathers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
I still don't have the water to moisten all that soil, but like I said, one thing at a time.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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 begins chemical digestion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“That moistens your mouth to get it ready to spit,” he said.
From Washington Post
He takes a piece of tissue paper which he either chews, or moistens somehow and rolls it into a small ball like pulp.
From Indian Conjuring by L. H. (Lionel Hugh) Branson
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
Kino moistened his cracked lips with his tongue.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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
If there’s any residual moisture already present, such as from washing your herbs, I sometimes don’t even bother with initially moistening the towel.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 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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