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A Writer's Dictionary:

misting Definition


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mist
noun
    1. Condensed water vapour in the air near the ground; thin fog or low cloud.
      Thesaurus: fog, cloud, haze, condensation, drizzle, steam, spray, vapour, smog.
    2. A mass of tiny droplets of liquid, eg one forced from a pressurized container.
    3. Condensed water vapour on a surface.
    4. literary
      A watery film.
      Example: a mist of tears
    5. literary
      An obscuring influence.
      Example: the mists of time
verb
    tr & intr
    misted, misting
    1. To cover or become covered with mist, or as if with mist.
      Thesaurus: fog, cloud, veil, glaze, film, blur, obscure; Antonym: clear.
      Form: mist up (also)
      Form: mist over
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.



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