mist
noun
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
misted
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past participleof mist.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mist.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mistnouna cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
Example Sentences
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Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
Settled in a working-class Los Angeles neighborhood, invalid parent and rebellious child clash: Anne “never so much as misted an eye when Louisa could see,” Choi writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted by morning rain.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
She stood, not thinking, looking at him until her eyes misted with tears.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
