mist
Very small drops of water in the air that make it hard to see clearly.
A cloud of very small water droplets suspended in the air near the ground, reducing visibility.
To put very small drops of water or other liquid on something, often using a spray.
To spray or cover something with a fine layer of tiny liquid droplets.
When glass or eyes get wet with small drops so you cannot see clearly.
To become covered with condensation or a fine layer of moisture that blurs vision or clarity.
- Base: mist
- Plural: mist, mists
- Base: mist
- 3rd Person Singular: mists
- Present Participle: misting
- Past: misted
in a mist
1Feeling confused or unclear
Feeling confused and not able to think clearly.
- After the accident, she walked around in a mist, not knowing what to do.
- I was in a mist during the whole meeting and didn’t understand what they decided.
mist over
1Become blurred by moisture
When glass, eyes, or another surface gets wet with small drops so you cannot see clearly through it.
- His glasses misted over when he entered the warm room.
- Her eyes misted over as she remembered her childhood.
mist up
1Become unclear from moisture
When a surface like glass gets wet with tiny drops so you cannot see well through it.
- The car windows misted up quickly in the cold weather.
- My goggles mist up when I swim.