moistening
English
editVerb
editmoistening
- present participle and gerund of moisten
Noun
editmoistening (plural moistenings)
- The act of making something moist.
- 1803, William Taplin, The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field:
- In all slight and superficial galls, two or three moistenings of the part with cold vinegar will allay the inflammation, and harden the surface […]