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noun

ˈmist How to pronounce mist (audio)
Definition of mistnext
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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home

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as in fog
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency a heavy mist obscured our view of the city from the observatory

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mist

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verb

as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the damp air misted the window pane

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Recent Examples of mist
Noun
Vicks Warm Mist Humidifier Get temporary relief from cough, cold and congestion with the warm mist humidifier. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 San Francisco leadoff hitter Drew Gilbert doubled in each of his first two at-bats on a cool night and well before the mist began hovering over the outfield in the middle innings. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
Throughout the grounds, shaded seating areas, misting stations, and more than 40,000 plants and 1,200 trees offer reprieve from the August heat. — Hanlon Walsh, Midwest Living, 6 Aug. 2026 During spells of extreme heat and humidity, zoos should give lions ample shade, deploy cooling pads, and mist them with water, Whitnall said. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
  1. rainfall
  2. fog
  3. obscure
  4. sprinkle
  5. haze
  6. blur
  7. drizzle
  8. cloud
Noun
  • Monitor Moisture Levels Lawns should receive 1 inch of water each week throughout the fall from irrigation or rainfall.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Forecasters said Edouard is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with maximum totals up to 9 inches, for parts of the Upper Texas coast inland through east-central Texas.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rainfall
Noun
  • This horror movie mostly just smelled of fake fog from a community theater production and occasionally you were startled by random bursts of air, once again pulling you from the events on screen.
    — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fog
Verb
  • Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts).
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The glass is reeded and translucent, obscuring the line cooks behind it.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscure
Noun
  • This fall, nail artists agree that manicure trends are all about texture—sheer jelly finishes, sprinkles of shimmer, and dynamic cat-eye effects.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Carson Hocevar at +1600, Denny Hamlin at +2000 and Austin Dillon at +2800 probably aren't bad sprinkles, either.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprinkle
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  • White Settlement residents may notice a smoky haze or strong odor even though the fire is a significant distance away, the department said in a social media post.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.
    — Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of haze
Verb
  • As dark occurrences begin to shatter the quiet of their isolated home, the boy is forced to navigate a harrowing psychological nightmare where the line between real-world madness and supernatural terror blurs.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Here the view from an automobile traveling at speed blurs the landscape into a series of abstract forms—the way the world appears is changed by the velocity of technology, and so is your experience of it.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blur
Noun
  • The news out of Alaska shows how cloud seeding plays out — usually as a drizzle or a flurry, not a downpour.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Layered with crisp graham crackers and finished with a drizzle of caramel sauce.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of drizzle
Noun
  • The second jet, which was right behind, flew through a cloud of pink dust that shot up from the stadium roof as part of the pregame show.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The most common type of cloud seeding used in the United States is almost all done in Western states, according to University of Illinois emeritus professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences Robert Rauber.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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