mist up
mist up · mists up · misted up · misting up
To become mistyTo become misty.
» The windows are misted up with condensation.
Die Fenster sind beschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 senses(intransitive)To become misty.
(intransitive)To become coated with condensation; to fog up.
The bathroom mirror misted up when he opened the shower door.
(figuratively, intransitive)To become teary.
Years later, the song we played at our wedding still made me mist up.
Examples
1 sentencesThe windows are misted up with condensation.
deDie Fenster sind beschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
mists up, misting up, misted up, misted up| Base form | mist up · to mist up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mists up |
| Present participle | misting up |
| Past simple | misted up |
| Past participle | misted up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.