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bemoist'ning

bemoist'ning is the present participle and gerund of bemoisten.

Meaning of bemoisten

Verb

bemoisten (third-person singular simple present bemoistens, present participle bemoistening or (archaic or poetic) bemoist'ning, simple past and past participle bemoistened or (archaic or poetic) bemoisten'd)

  1. (transitive) Make moist.
  2. (intransitive, rare) Become moist.

Questions about bemoist'ning

What is bemoist'ning the present participle and gerund of?
Bemoist'ning is the present participle and gerund of bemoisten.

Words near bemoist'ning in the dictionary

  1. bemocks
  2. bemoil
  3. bemoiled
  4. bemoiling
  5. bemoils
  6. bemoist'ning
  7. bemoisten
  8. bemoisten'd
  9. bemoistened
  10. bemoistening
  11. bemoistens

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