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bemoistening

bemoistening 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 bemoistening

What is bemoistening the present participle and gerund of?
Bemoistening is the present participle and gerund of bemoisten.

Words near bemoistening in the dictionary

  1. bemoils
  2. bemoist'ning
  3. bemoisten
  4. bemoisten'd
  5. bemoistened
  6. bemoistening
  7. bemoistens
  8. bemol
  9. bemols
  10. bemonocled
  11. bemonster

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