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humidifying

humidifying is the present participle and gerund of humidify.

Meaning of humidify

Verb

humidify (third-person singular simple present humidifies, present participle humidifying, simple past and past participle humidified)

  1. To increase the humidity in the air.
    • The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159

Questions about humidifying

What is humidifying the present participle and gerund of?
Humidifying is the present participle and gerund of humidify.

Words near humidifying in the dictionary

  1. humidified
  2. humidifier
  3. humidifiers
  4. humidifies
  5. humidify
  6. humidifying
  7. humidimeter
  8. humidimeters
  9. humidimycin
  10. humidistat
  11. humidistats

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