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
  • Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Potential for wetting rain exists and could provide additional containment opportunities.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although the sticker price of its drinks are not that far off from those at Starbucks, Luckin’s operating model relies heavily on discounting by showering users with coupons in the app, typically in the range of 30% to 50% off.
    Ryan Baker, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Most popular among them are not showering or using body oils and sprays that claim to contain human pheromones.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Residents were seen in the initial minutes of the fire watering their roofs and vegetation around their homes as the smoke plume grew in the distance.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • By dampening activity only in these areas, RAP-219 is designed to dial down seizures without triggering any sedating/motor function side effects often associated with broader-acting drugs.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The devices nearly saturated the ground, and boosted humidity in the grove by 20%, dampening fire spread, Zwierzchowski said.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In that case, 33-year-old TJ Hoover woke up in the operating room to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Use after showering or bathing for intense hydration from head to toe, leaving skin smooth and supple.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Common methods to combat the odor included washing the shoes and drying them in the sun; using spray deodorant; or sprinkling the shoes with an antibacterial powder.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Humidifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humidifying. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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