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moisturizing

moisturizing is the present participle and gerund of moisturize.

Meaning of moisturize

Verb

moisturize (third-person singular simple present moisturizes, present participle moisturizing, simple past and past participle moisturized)

  1. (transitive) To make more moist.
    • moisturize your skin
  2. (transitive) To make more humid.

Noun

moisturizing (uncountable)

  1. The act of making something moist; especially, of a cosmetic, making the skin or hair less dry.

Adjective

moisturizing (comparative more moisturizing, superlative most moisturizing)

  1. That moisturizes.

Forms of moisturizing

comparativemore moisturizing
superlativemost moisturizing

Words formed from moisturizing

Phrases with moisturizing

Questions about moisturizing

What does moisturizing mean?
Moisturizing means the act of making something moist; especially, of a cosmetic, making the skin or hair less dry.
What is moisturizing the present participle and gerund of?
Moisturizing is the present participle and gerund of moisturize.
What part of speech is moisturizing?
Moisturizing can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near moisturizing in the dictionary

  1. moisturize
  2. moisturized
  3. moisturizer
  4. moisturizers
  5. moisturizes
  6. moisturizing
  7. moisturizing cream
  8. moisturizing creams
  9. moisty
  10. moit
  11. moither

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Adapted from Wiktionary: moisturizing (page history and authors); moisturize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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