dew
/duː/ verb C2- To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
- To deposit dew.
He/she/it dews · Past dewed · Past participle dewed · -ing form dewing
Verb forms
- Base form
- dew
- He/she/it
- dews
- Past
- dewed
- Past participle
- dewed
- -ing form
- dewing
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The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
Finding dew on garden glade
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