What does moisten mean?
Moisten means (transitive) To make moist or moister..
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/ˈmɔɪsən/ · verb
(transitive) To make moist or moister..
She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips.
His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears.
Use moisten when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Moisten means (transitive) To make moist or moister..
Common synonyms include drizzle, wash, dampen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips.
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