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mist

/mɪst/noun, verb1 syllable

Mist means: make less visible or unclear.

Synonyms for mist9

verb, as in make less visible or unclear

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud

verb, as in become covered with mist

mist over

also used for mist

brume

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What does mist mean?4

verb

1

make less visible or unclear“The stars are obscured by the clouds”

2

become covered with mist“The windshield misted over”

3

spray finely or cover with mist

noun

1

a thin fog with condensation near the ground

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mist?18

one syllable

listpissedtwistwristkissedfistgistcyst

three syllables

coexist
Show 40 near rhymes
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Mist in a sentence

  • As the sun rises, the morning mist gradually fades away.blay_paul
  • Rob, calm down – you're seeing a red mist.auzer
  • After sunset, a thin mist appeared over the field.astyng
  • It was impossible to see clearly through the mist.CM
  • I perceived an object looming through the mist.unknown
  • Your pain melts away like mist in the morning sun.sundown
  • Your pain disappears like mist in the morning sun.sundown
  • The mist prevented him from seeing very far.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mist

as a noun

plural
mists

as a verb

past tense
misted
present participle
misting
third-person singular
mists
past participle
misted