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moistenings

moistenings is the plural of moistening.

Meaning of moistening

Noun

moistening (plural moistenings)

  1. The act of making something moist.
    • In all slight and superficial galls, two or three moistenings of the part with cold vinegar will allay the inflammation, and harden the surface[…]1803, William Taplin, The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field

Questions about moistenings

What is moistenings the plural of?
Moistenings is the plural of moistening.

Words near moistenings in the dictionary

  1. moistener
  2. moisteners
  3. moistenest
  4. moisteneth
  5. moistening
  6. moistenings
  7. moistens
  8. moister
  9. moistest
  10. moisteth
  11. moistful

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