as in wetting
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration
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Joanna Shoulder received the beating as discipline for wetting her bed, according to a homicide detective’s account of his interview of the girl’s father described in an arrest warrant affidavit.
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Considerations Before Getting Started Before cleaning your sidewalks, gather some basic safety equipment such as gloves and eye protection, and protect plants and grass bordering your sidewalk from bleach and cleaners by wetting them down and covering them with plastic sheeting or old towels.
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Excess moisture can cause diseases like damping off, a fungus that harms young seedlings.
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The car’s otherworldly handling begins there and is further enhanced by McLaren’s adaptive damping system on its double-wishbone independent suspension.
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Add the sheets to the dryer immediately after washing to prevent mildew—don't let damp sheets sit in the machine.
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After the father left the family, Nan Blyth supported herself and two daughters by washing clothes and working in beauty parlors.
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Hives, flushing, nausea and diarrhea are common.
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Another that pops up is that flushing a tick down the toilet is a good way to kill it.
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Carve Out an Outdoor Shower For rinsing off after a day at the nearby beach, Wood installed an outdoor shower.
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This can be done by rinsing or wiping the board with a dishcloth or paper towel.
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For this, Langelo recommends moistening the soil to make the weeds easier to pull.
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Each watering session should deliver about 1/2 inch of water, moistening the soil to a depth of about 6 inches to support healthy root development.
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The survey snapped three consecutive months of dampening consumer sentiment, recovering from an all-time low in May, data showed.
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An inner cover allows moisture to condense without dampening the hive, and an outer cover protects the colony from inclement weather.
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“Bedewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedewing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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