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moistened

moistened is the simple past and past participle of moisten.

Meaning of moisten

Verb

moisten (third-person singular simple present moistens, present participle moistening, simple past and past participle moistened)

  1. (transitive) To make moist or moister.
    • She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips.
  2. (intransitive) To become moist or moister.
    • His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears.

Words formed from moistened

Questions about moistened

What is moistened the simple past and past participle of?
Moistened is the simple past and past participle of moisten.

Words near moistened in the dictionary

  1. moist-adiabatic
  2. moist-proof
  3. moisted
  4. moisten
  5. moistenable
  6. moistened
  7. moistenedst
  8. moistener
  9. moisteners
  10. moistenest
  11. moisteneth

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