humidifying

present participle of humidify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humidifying
Verb
  • Consider a misting device or a drop fountain.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Potential for wetting rain exists and could provide additional containment opportunities.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To clean, start by wetting the inside of your shower.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The best accent chairs are more than simple seating, showering a room in personality.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If this issue persists, be sure to turn on the fan or open a window in your bathroom, particularly during and after showering.
    Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 2010 Land Art Generator Initiative entry even proposed hydraulic damping in the base to scavenge more energy from each gust.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consider watering your plants and trees during the fall and winter when temperatures are warm.
    Special to The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The sitter was responsible for watering the garden and houseplants, feeding and caring for three cats, a Labrador named Trip, and a flock of chickens, geese, and 11 baby chicks.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tariffs are dampening consumer and corporate demand, dragging on GDP.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Year to year, too, the season swings wildly, soaking the desert one summer and barely dampening it the next.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The event will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, as Earth passes directly between the lunar disk and the sun, bathing its natural satellite in shadow, which in turn will trigger the appearance of a dramatic blood moon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Under the post that included romantic and silly shots of Neeson sprinkling some popcorn over her head, Joely left a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Then, to complete the deep clean, Lane suggests, sprinkling baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher and running a second hot cycle with no detergent.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Humidifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humidifying. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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