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
"And there we shall lie in the dark, and the rain will moisten us, and the sun will warm us, until we grow larger and larger, and at last burst open!"
From Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
If the fall rains are late and/or the crowded seedlings are getting leggy, a relatively small amount of irrigation will moisten the planting areas.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve
Add to this mixture as much soft bread as it will moisten.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary
"They will be grown over, and I will moisten them with tears."
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
