Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moisten

/ˈmɔɪsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: moist-en
IPA: /ˈmɔɪsən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make moist or moister.

Transitive verb

verb

To become moist or moister.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips."
"His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears."

Etymology

From moist + -en.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moistens (present, singular) moistening (participle, present) moistened (participle, past) moistened (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) moistened (first person, past) moistenest (archaic, present) moistened (past, second person) moistenedst (archaic, past) moisteneth (archaic, present) moistened (past, singular)

Derived Forms

bemoisten enmoisten moistenable moistener overmoisten premoisten premoistened remoisten unmoistened

Synonyms

wash dampen drizzle

Rhymes With

boysen vandeusen

Questions

How do you pronounce moisten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɪsən/.
What does moisten mean?: To make moist or moister.
Where does moisten come from?: From moist + -en.

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