fog
noun
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
fogging
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present participleof fog.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Less than two years in, she started having daily asthma attacks, as well as headaches, dizziness, and rashes while her walls were sweating and windows were fogging up because of the humidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Instead of soil, we pack these containers with a specialized coco-peat substrate derived entirely from coconut husk. We then integrate a highly precise drip-irrigation and fogging system to control micro-climates."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
CDC officials are working with state and local officials to do more real-world field testing, including experiments in which mosquitoes placed in cages outdoors are checked after an insecticide fogging truck passes by.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Bhamla and Challita say that similar methods of superpropulsion could one day help wearable devices such as smartwatches remove moisture or prevent droplets from fogging up glasses.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023
Dimple dissolved into sobs, her glasses fogging over, snot leaking from her nose.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
