bedew
Cover with droplets
To bedew is to moisten with dew or dew-like drops: Tears bedewed her cheeks.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mostly in poetry and elevated prose to describe gentle moisture settling on surfaces: Morning mist bedewed the grass.
Wet slightly or diminish
- moistenAdd slight wetness
- wetSaturated with liquid
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- mistFine airborne moisture
spray · humidify · water · bathe · douse · rinse · saturate · soak
Mild presence of water
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- wetnessState of being soaked
- mistFine airborne moisture
dewdrops · glistening · beaded · speckled · pearled · shimmering · dappled · sprinkled
Day's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- earlyOccurring before expected
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
meadow · petals · cobwebs · spiderwebs · leaves · blades · lawns · gardens
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- glisteningReflecting light softly
- pearledDecorated with lustrous spheres
- jeweledDecorated with gems
crystalline · trembling · tender · delicate · ephemeral · transient · evanescent · lustrous
dampen
Wet slightly or diminish
mist · spray · humidify · water · bathe · douse · rinse · saturate · soak · drench
dampness
Mild presence of water
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- wetnessState of being soaked
mist · dewdrops · glistening · beaded · speckled · pearled · shimmering · dappled · sprinkled · dotted
dawn
Day's first glow
grass · meadow · petals · cobwebs · spiderwebs · leaves · blades · lawns · gardens · fields
tears
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- glisteningReflecting light softly
- pearledDecorated with lustrous spheres
jeweled · crystalline · trembling · tender · delicate · ephemeral · transient · evanescent · lustrous · opalescent