Elijah Parish Lovejoy

The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster!

American Clergyman

Farhan Akhtar

To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.

Indian Director

Djuna Barnes

After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.

American Novelist

Use 'moisten' to imply a light touch of wetness, not soaking wet.

Slight Wetness

'Moisten' can mean to make something feel slightly wet to the touch.

Physical Sensation

'Moisten' is neutral and can be used in formal and informal contexts.

Neutral Tone

In cooking, use 'moisten' to describe adding liquid for a desired consistency.

Cooking Context

Use it to suggest careful mixing, to avoid crushing or ruining texture.

Gentle Mixing

Distinguish 'moisten' from 'saturate', which means to thoroughly soak.

Not Saturate

 with cavities, the sinuses, which warm and moisten the air we breathe. But also imagine if they were filled with solid bone -- our head would be dead weight, we wouldn't be able to hold it erect, we wouldn't be able to look at the world around us.

Iain Hutchison: Saving...

 amazing field of vision made even greater because the eyes can act independently of each other when their eyes dry out they can roll them back into water filled skin folds that re moisten them one other thing mud

Moisten

Slight Wetness

Physical Sensation

Neutral Tone

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