moistening
- n the act of making something slightly wet
- v make moist
- v moisten with fine drops
- Your article states that John Rust hit upon the idea of using a smooth spindle and moistening same to make the cotton adhere.
- Carried on an endless belt, the rods first pass through a moistening device, then comb through the cotton plants.
- In addition to moistening the greenhouse soil, the 6,000-gal.