mist (something) over/up
phrasal verbwithmistverbuk/mɪst/us/mɪst/
mainlyUK(USusuallyfog over/up)
If something that you canseethroughmistsover/up, itbecomescoveredwith athinlayerofliquidso that it is moredifficulttoseethrough:
Open thewindowwhen you have ashowertostopthemirrormisting over.
Thesteamfrom thekettlemisted up herglasses.
See also
steam(something)up
Ifyoureyesmistover/up, theyfillwithtears.
to cry
- cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
- weepMy lady, why do you weep?
- cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
- sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
- cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
- bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- billow
- brume
- chemtrail
- cirrocumulus
- cirrus
- condensate
- contrail
- cumulonimbus
- foggy
- haze
- haze over
- lowering
- mist
- moisture
- nimbostratus
- nimbus
- overcast
- pea-souper
- steaming
- whiteout
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