hydrating

verb

present participle of hydrate
as in moisturizing

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hydrating
  1. moistening
  2. showering
  3. wetting
  4. watering
  5. misting
  6. sprinkling
Verb
  • The next several days will see a cooling and moistening trend in both the Bay Area and Central Coast; temperatures are expected to be well below seasonal averages.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For this, Langelo recommends moistening the soil to make the weeds easier to pull.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of moistening
Verb
  • Nights can be a sullen cycle of sleep, showering and opening a window — only to close it later to block out the urban noise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Family says teenager suffered burns after showering Combs and Bivens also discussed a Trinidad family that said its 16-year-old daughter developed a serious skin reaction after showering.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of showering
Verb
  • For best results, water deeply at the base of the plant, allowing moisture to soak into the root zone rather than wetting the foliage, says Kelly Funk, president and CEO of Jackson & Perkins.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Pyne argues that Mediterranean Europe, much like California, is naturally predisposed to burn because of an annual cycle of wetting and drying.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of wetting
Verb
  • Imagine planting thousands of street trees, then never watering them again.
    — Taylor Wishart, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Avoid watering the stem as that can lead to the crown staying wet, which increases the risk of root rot in some plants, says Ledin.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of watering
Verb
  • Their firm, greyish leaves need misting every two to three days.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the grounds, shaded seating areas, misting stations, and more than 40,000 plants and 1,200 trees offer reprieve from the August heat.
    — Hanlon Walsh, Midwest Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of misting
Verb
  • Wheat, rice, and corn flours are the three most common options for sprinkling over your soil.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But by the 1960s, the techniques of Central Texas — sprinkling briskets with salt and pepper and cooking them over indirect heat — started to become more commonplace.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hydrates
hydrating
hydrofoil
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hydrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hydrating. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on hydrating

Nglish: Translation of hydrating for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of divulge

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All