moistening

English

Verb

moistening

1. present participle and gerund of moisten

Noun

moistening (plural moistenings)

1. 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 […]

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