Definition of "moisten" []

• To make or become moist. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""moisten" not (the earth). smite ... with all plagues -- Greek, "with (literally, 'in') every plague.""
• "The great psychologist Carl Rogers said, Almost always, when a person feels he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten."
• "Spooned over warm toast, the mushrooms and gravy moisten the bread, and the contrasting textures that result—crunchy, silky, creamy and chewy—play nicely together."