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was misting

  • past progressive of mist.

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“The sun didn’t come out and it was misting this morning, so I’d say the greens held a little bit more moisture than anticipated for myself at least,” Schauffele said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2023

If James Bond's chest appeared moist in the spider scene from Dr. No, that's because an off-screen insect wrangler was misting the animal to make it crawl.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2012

It was misting and he took off his suit jacket and draped it over my shoulders.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Dusk was misting down, outdoors, when with dragging steps he came out of the station.

From Gentle Julia by Gilbert, C. Allan

It was misting when I went to bed, and with the mud--" "But there was a heavy shower just before daybreak.

From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph