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Synonyms & Antonyms for mist
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud
Antonyms: Verb
brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten
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Examples of mist in a Sentence
Noun
We could barely see the shore through the mist. The hills were veiled in a fine mist. an issue clouded by mists of confusionVerb
The plant should be misted regularly. It was misting when we arrived.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
After flocking one section of the tree, mist that section again with the spray bottle to activate the flocking and seal it to the branches. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "Here's How to Flock a Christmas Tree, if You've Always Dreamed of a White Christmas," 29 Aug. 2019 The best weather of the year also arrives in the shoulder season, when summer gives way to fall, when clear, blue-sky days are set to emerge after a year here with a daily procession of clouds and fog, rain and mist. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "As crowds diminish, Prairie Creek Redwoods stands tall," 21 Aug. 2019 People or pets can get sick from the water through recreational activities, such as swimming or fishing, as well as breathing in tiny water droplets or mist that contains the toxins. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, "How to protect your pets from harmful algae in water," 14 Aug. 2019 Using a spray bottle, mist the baking sheet with water once or twice. — Dallas News, "3 Indian sweets with a twist from our favorite new cookbook 'Milk & Cardamom'," 12 Aug. 2019 On Sunday the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but the festival included a considerable number of industrial-size fans, tents, awnings and mist tunnels to keep the crowd from overheating. — Miguel Garcia Jr., Billboard, "Hard Summer 2019 Brought the Heat With High Temps and Hot Sets From Kid Cudi, Major Lazer & More," 5 Aug. 2019 The prevailing thought was the miasma theory, which [stated the cause was] noxious and toxic mists and odors emanating from standing water and swamps. — Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, "How Mosquitos Helped Shape the Course of Human History," 5 Aug. 2019 And the stations run like clockwork: attendees step up to a faucet, many of which are empty in the early afternoon, fill bottles and CamelBaks, and stand in cooling mist for a moment (a perk of super stations in particular). — Nicole Blackwood, chicagotribune.com, "You can’t bring water into Lollapalooza any more, but it’s never been easier to refill that empty bottle," 2 Aug. 2019 Plant milkweed, porter weed, mist flower, zinnias, salvia, duranta and lantana for late summer butterfly nectar sources. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "Fall tomato season is almost here," 12 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Buy now: $20 on amazon.com Cosywell Spray Bottles Some delicate skincare products need to be lightly misted, not smoothed or patted on. — Lauren Joseph, Condé Nast Traveler, "8 Reusable Travel Bottles for All Your Creams, Soaps, and Serums," 19 Aug. 2019 There were plenty of kind souls making sure everyone dancing was misted and hydrated, and Lane’s paced and aquatic house blends made their jobs a lot easier. — Miguel Garcia Jr., Billboard, "The 10 Best Musical Moments of Hard Summer 2019 With Shoreline Mafia, Lauren Lane, Kid Cudi & More," 6 Aug. 2019 Workers with My Block, My Hood, My City have been delivering fans, misting devices and cases of water to help people deal with the excessive heat, NBC Chicago reported. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Heat wave blazes on: 'It's even too hot for ice cream'," 20 July 2019 Wrigley Field staff and the large video board in left field directed fans to cooling and misting centers and places to find complimentary water and ice packs. — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs weather sweltering conditions at Wrigley Field: ‘It was miserable’," 19 July 2019 There were also a couple of misting fans throughout the course if anyone needed to take a breather to cool off. — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Cream puffs a perfect reward for running a hot and sticky 5K at State Fair Park," 18 July 2019 Kornmeyer said water and misting fans are on site to keep firefighters safe. — Yvonne Wenger, baltimoresun.com, "Dozens of firefighters battle fire at Serverna Park deli and florist shop in extreme heat," 20 July 2019 Parks staff took several precautions Wednesday morning, including renting a record number of tents for the event, building a cooling misting tent, providing showers and offering a water slide into the pool to help children stay cool, DeMaio said. — Shannon Larson, courant.com, "7 children hospitalized, treated for dehydration at Newington summer camp carnival," 17 July 2019 Jeff Middleton, who worked at a Blackjewel mine in Leslie County before he was laid off, misted up after Sichko wrote a check to pay his power bill and gave him $100 cash for being first in line. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "'This speaks to my heart': Catholic priest gives money to laid-off Eastern Kentucky miners," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mist
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