moistening

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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A premonitory moistening at the same time overflowed his nether lip. — McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
And, as Gluck gazed, fresh grass sprang beside the new streams, and creeping plants grew, and climbed among the moistening soil. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
Well, dear—about that question of mine—that long-standing question?” The only reply that he could hear for a little while was the smack of the horse’s hoofs on the moistening road, and the cluck of the milk in the cans behind them. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy

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