moisten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become moist.
was moistening
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past progressiveof moisten.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“How does he seem, my lad?” said Dickenson to the attendant, who was moistening the captain’s bandages from time to time.
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by Boucher, W.
Hone was moistening Nina Perceval's face with his handkerchief.
From The Tidal Wave and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Minna, the nurse, was moistening her forehead with cologne, but she seemed entirely unconscious.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip
It was cruel in me to take out of her mouth what she was moistening her lips to say, but I was sleepy and I didn't want details.
From Kitty Canary by Bosher, Kate Langley
But its winter climate seemed detestable, cold and tempestuous, accompanied by intervals of thaw which converted even the most important streets into unspeakable slush, while the drip from the roofs was moistening and unpleasant.
From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir
