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Definitions for Misting

[1] a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
[2] a cloud of particles resembling this: She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief.
[3] something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance.
[4] a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears.
[5] a suspension of a liquid in a gas.
[6] a drink of liquor served over cracked ice.
[7] a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing.
[8] to become misty.
[9] to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch.
[10] to make misty.
[11] to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.
[12] the act or an instance of having an artificial suntan applied to the skin by a fine spray of liquid
[13] a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface
[14] meteorol such an atmospheric condition with a horizontal visibility of 1–2 kilometres
[15] a fine spray of any liquid, such as that produced by an aerosol container
[16] chem a colloidal suspension of a liquid in a gas
[17] condensed water vapour on a surface that blurs the surface
[18] something that causes haziness or lack of clarity, such as a film of tears
[19] to cover or be covered with or as if with mist

Words related to Misting

mistrain, steam, fog, moisture, smog, dew, drizzle, cloud, spray, condensation, haze, soup, dim, sprinkle, murk, overcast, shower, blur, becloud, obscure

Words nearby Misting

mistmisstate, misstep, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mist., mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken

Origin of Misting

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German, Swedish mist; akin to Greek omíchlē fog, Russian mgla mist, Sanskrit megha cloud; (v.) Middle English misten, Old English mistian, derivative of the noun

Words that may be confused with Misting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, mistmidst, missed, mist

Other words from Misting

mist·less , adjective
de·mist , verb (used with object)
un·der·mist , noun

Word origin for Misting

Old English; related to Middle Dutch, Swedish mist, Greek omikhlē fog

Synonyms for Misting

cloud, dew, drizzle, fog, moisture, rain, smog, steam, condensation, haze, soup, spray, brume, ground clouds, visibility zero