moisten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become moist.
will moisten
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future tenseof moisten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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His devotion to the team is expressed in words that will moisten the eyes of rabid fans: “There’s no better feeling in the world than when I put on the pinstripes.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014
Beat the egg white just enough to break it up or pour into a bowl the desired amount of sweet cream, remembering that very little liquid will moisten considerable sugar.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Simon will moisten its ears by spitting on them, which he does, turning and twisting himself into the attitudes of a pompous maestro.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
Thicken just before serving with one egg rubbed into as much flour as it will moisten.
From Recipes Tried and True by Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
The sad part of the story—that at which eyes will moisten and hearts ache—must be told in few lines.
From Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps by Anonymous
