dew
noun
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
dewing
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present participleof dew.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Sadly not, for the dewing is done by sprinklers, and the baby is alone.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 5, 2019
Captain West spoke to the mate, who bawled the order along, and the watch, reinforced by the watch below, began dewing up the mainsail and foresail and climbing into the rigging.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London
He merely found himself abruptly in full possession of his senses, nerves tingling, moisture dewing his forehead, his whole being concentrated in the one act of—listening!
From Shoe-Bar Stratton by George W. Gage
In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing.
From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
I could see the lips whitening and drying, the forehead dewing with tiny beads of perspiration.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna
