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Definitions for Fogging

[1] a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility. Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
[2] any darkened state of the atmosphere, or the diffused substance that causes it.
[3] a state of mental confusion or unawareness; daze; stupor: The survivors were in a fog for days after the catastrophe.
[4] Photography . a hazy effect on a developed negative or positive, caused by light other than that forming the image, by improper handling during development, or by the use of excessively old film.
[5] Physical Chemistry . a mixture consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gaseous medium.
[6] to cover or envelop with or as if with fog: The steam in the room fogged his glasses.
[7] to confuse or obscure: The debate did little else but fog the issue.
[8] to bewilder or perplex: to fog the mind.
[9] Photography . to produce fog on (a negative or positive).
[10] to become enveloped or obscured with or as if with fog.
[11] Photography . (of a negative or positive) to become affected by fog.
[12] a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level
[13] a cloud of any substance in the atmosphere reducing visibility
[14] a state of mental uncertainty or obscurity
[15] photog a blurred or discoloured area on a developed negative, print, or transparency caused by the action of extraneous light, incorrect development, etc
[16] a colloid or suspension consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gas
[17] to envelop or become enveloped with or as if with fog
[18] to confuse or become confused to fog an issue
[19] photog to produce fog on (a negative, print, or transparency) or (of a negative, print, or transparency) to be affected by fog
[20] a second growth of grass after the first mowing grass left to grow long in winter

Words related to Fogging

foggloom, smoke, smog, vapor, steam, cloud, confusion, mist, murk, effluvium, obscurity, wisp, nebula, murkiness, smother, haze, grease, miasma, film, soup

Words nearby Fogging

fogfoetid, foetiparous, foetology, foetor, foetus, fog, fog bank, fog drip, fog fever, fog forest, fog gun

Origin of Fogging

11535–45; perhaps by back formation from foggy. See fog2

Other words from Fogging

fog·less , adjective
un·fogged , adjective
un·fog·ging , adjective

Word origin for Fogging

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian fogg rank grass

Synonyms for Fogging

cloud, gloom, smog, smoke, steam, vapor, effluvium, film, grease, haze, miasma, murk, murkiness, nebula, obscurity, smother, soup, wisp, London fog, brume, ground clouds, pea soup, smaze, visibility zero-zero