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fog a mirror

fog a mirror verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fog, mirror.

Verb

fog a mirror (third-person singular simple present fogs a mirror, present participle fogging a mirror, simple past and past participle fogged a mirror)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fog, mirror.
  2. (idiomatic, subjunctive) To be alive.
    • I'm so tired of being alone, I would marry anyone who could fog a mirror.

Forms of fog a mirror

third-person singular presentfogs a mirror
present participlefogging a mirror
past participlefogged a mirror
pastfogged a mirror

Origin of fog a mirror

From the notion of placing a mirror near the nose or mouth of a sleeping person to determine whether they were still breathing, thus alive; indicated by the glass fogging up.

Questions about fog a mirror

What does fog a mirror mean?
Fog a mirror means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fog, mirror.
What part of speech is fog a mirror?
Fog a mirror is a verb.
What is the past tense of fog a mirror?
The past tense of fog a mirror is fogged a mirror.

Words near fog a mirror in the dictionary

  1. Fofana
  2. Fofanas
  3. fofarraw
  4. fofarraws
  5. fog
  6. fog a mirror
  7. fog bank
  8. fog banks
  9. fog bell
  10. fog bells
  11. fog bow

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