mist (sth) over/up
— phrasal verb with mist usuk/mɪst/verb
mainly UK US usually fog over/up If something that you can see through mists over/up, it becomes covered with a thin layer of liquid so that it is more difficult to see through:
Open the window when you have a shower to stop the mirror misting over.
The steam from the kettle misted up her glasses.
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steam (sth) up
If your eyes mist over/up, they fill with tears.
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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- billow
- cloud-capped
- cloudy
- condensation
- cumulonimbus
- dewdrop
- fog
- fog up
- hazy
- miasma
- pea soup
- smog
- steam
- steamy
- storm cloud
- stratocumulus
- thundercloud
- vapour trail
- visibility
- whiteout
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