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.
will mist
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future tenseof mist.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The EPA will mist an adhesive called Soiltac on the ash to prevent it from migrating into the ocean, Calanog said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Someday even my daughter, or her daughter's daughter, will mist over at the memory of the androgen-swollen, coach-garroting, endorsement-besotted free agent ridiculing his teammates after a tough loss.
From Time Magazine Archive
I know when one is dead, and when one lives; She's dead as earth.—Lend me a looking glass; If that her breath will mist or stain the stone, Why, then she lives.
From King Lear by William Shakespeare
I know when one is dead, and when one liues, She's dead as earth: Lend me a Looking-glasse, If that her breath will mist or staine the stone, Why then she liues Kent.
From King Lear by William Shakespeare
