How to use moist in a sentence

Examples of moist by meaning

More sentences with moist

• Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.From the entry break down
• You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.From the entry pliable
• The folded moist towelette was smaller than my palm, but when unfolded at least cleaned my hands.From the entry towelette
• The fontinal cliff vegetation occupies moist rocky banks, damp ledges, and dripping rocks.From the entry fontinal
• That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.From the entry fruity
• The koklas is found in the fir zone and prefers moist woody forests.2023, Aditya Vats, The Garhwal Diaries (page 48). From the entry koklas
• The cake was so moist and the icing was extra “mashed potatoey” (sorry, Gary).2017 January/February, Lora Abernathy, “That’s the icing on the cake”, in Salt, Wilmington, Oh.: Civitas Media, LLC, via Issuu or…. From the entry mashed potatoey
• Her eyes flashed defiantly, then moisted over as she sobbed, “Men are really very suay.2012, The Amah Story, "http://www.singaporememory.sg/contents/SMB-cd8d1482-0ff1-4e5d-984b-1617ef528eae", Singapore Memory, 4 July 2013. From the entry laoya
• Polyembryony is common in mango cultivars that originated and are grown in the moist tropics.2009, Richard E. Litz, The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses, →ISBN, page 369. From the entry polyembryonic
• I have had my moist moment and now it is over.2008, Sarah Bird, How Perfect is That: A Novel, page 22. From the entry moist moment
• She caressed her own breast and pleasured her moist love box while she waited.2008, Henry Willingham, One for the Fellas, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry love box
• Her moist vertical lips part as she lowers her knee and therefore her pelvis, down around me.2008, Robert L. Dark, Ruthless, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry vertical lips
• The batter should be spoonable but not pourable, essentially vegetables just moist enough to hold together.2007 March 28, Mark Bittman, “Pancakes of the World, Dressed for Dinner”, in New York Times. From the entry spoonable
• Such clouds generally are associated with cool moist air, such as thunderstorm outflow.2004, US National Weather Service Glossary. From the entry scud
• So they provide a soft, moist texture that helps gives rye breads a shelf life of weeks.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 9, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN. From the entry pentosan
• They inhabit open country, from arid scrub to moister, high-altitude grasslands.2003, Mike Unwin, “Mammals”, in South African Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide, Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire: Bradt Travel Guides…. From the entry aardwolf
• Larvae of Dascillus are found in moist soil or under rocks.2002, Ross H. Arnett, American Beetles, Volume II. From the entry dascillid
• Even real chevre can range in texture from moist and creamy to dry and semi-firm.2000 October 4, Jeanne Jones, “An Already Light Cake Given a Mild Makeover”, in Herald News, volume 129, number 278, Woodland Park, N.J.…. From the entry chèvre
• From the earth and sea arise effluxes, some dry, others moist.1963, Arnold Reymond, History of the Sciences in Greco-Roman Antiquity, page 31. From the entry efflux
• I am now the octopus, mucus, held together by soft moist membrane, suckering everywhere.1961, Olympia, numbers 1-4, page 83. From the entry sucker
• To the small child, feces and urine done in the diaper are warm and moist also.1959, Dorothy Walter Baruch, “The Training Period and Sex”, in New Ways in Sex Education, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published 1961…. From the entry tooshy
• Values of 5 dry and 3 moist with low chroma are lithochromatic.1923, Soil survey of Sweet Grass County Area, Montana, United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, page 74. From the entry lithochromatic
• From moist, dim nook and leafy tent, The fresh, wild breath of spring outsent.1913, Munsey's magazine, volume 48. From the entry outsend
• Moist and muggy weather will turn it reasty sooner than anything.1908, Thomas B. Finney, Handy Guide: For the Use of Pork Butchers, Butchers, Bacon Curers, Sausage and Brawn Manufacturers, Provision…. From the entry reasty
• Stoneroot is found in moist, shady woods from Maine to Wisconsin, south to Florida and Kansas.1907, Alice Henkel, American Root Drugs, page 58. From the entry stoneroot
• Slobbers is the layman's term for moist dermatitis around the face or dewlap, usually caused by ptyalism and dental disease.2024 March 22, Barbara L. Oglesbee, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 557. From the entry slobbers
• The ricotta cheese makes them moist and fluffy, almost kind of cheesecakey, and the lemon glaze adds a tart finishing touch.2015, Carla Snyder, Sweet and Tart: 70 Irresistible Recipes with Citrus, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry cheesecakey
• “Nice and moist,” he said, “not like my wife’s cakes, you need a glass of water handy just to swallow.”2010 January, J[ess] Michael Orenduff, chapter 57, in The Pot Thief Who Studied Ptolemy (Pot Thief Mysteries; 2), Taylorville, Ill.: Oak…. From the entry 7-Up cake
• It is important not to overbake the rings, because the kransekake should be moist and chewy on the inside.2007, Greg Patent, A Baker’s Odyssey: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes from America’s Rich Immigrant Heritage, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.…. From the entry kransekake
• This is not unfounded – the goolar is a 'riparian' tree, growing naturally near streams or ponds in moist, clayey loams.2006, Pradip Krishen, “Jamun-like Leaves”, in Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley (India), →ISBN, pages 56–57. From the entry gular
• These plants may not flower well in rich, moist soil.2005, Marianne Binetti, Don Williamson, “Dwarf Morning Glory: Convolvulus”, in Best Garden Plants for British Columbia, Edmonton, Alta.…. From the entry dwarf morning glory
• Thus, fish are moister and cooler; land animals are warmer; hot-natured trees thrive in warmer climates, and cold-natured plants in cold.1997, Per Bilde, Conventional Values of the Hellenistic Greeks, →ISBN, page 116. From the entry cold-natured
• The texture of pain d’épice comes as rather a shock to those brought up on sticky, moist gingerbreads.1996, Sue Lawrence, “Pain d’Épice”, in On Baking, London: Kyle Cathie, published 1998, →ISBN, “Cakes Which Keep” section, page 94. From the entry pain d'épice
• Mazie MacKay’s hot-milk cake has a remarkably tight, moist crumb.1994 November 30, Sheryl Julian, “Baking power”, in The Boston Globe, volume 246, number 153, Boston, Mass., page 75. From the entry hot-milk cake
• Near the sea the ghuts are deep, dry and straight-sided, but inland they become more V-shaped and moist.1990, I. R. Corker, Nevis: Resource Assessment and Zoning Plan, page 25. From the entry ghut
• The nitrogen used was freed from oxygen by standing moist phosphorus in the cold, and drying with phosphoric oxide.1942, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. From the entry glowless

Meaning of moist

1. adjective Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
2. adjective Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
3. adjective Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.

Full definition of moist

More about moist

• Meaning of moist
• Synonyms of moist
• Moist in Hindi
• Moist in Tamil
• Moist in Marathi
• Moist in Urdu

Questions about moist in a sentence

How do you use moist in a sentence?

Moist is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.”

What is a short sentence with moist?

“'The explosives were a bit moist.”

What does moist mean?

Moist means characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.