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getting misty

getting misty is the present participle and gerund of get misty.

Meaning of get misty

Verb

get misty (third-person singular simple present gets misty, present participle getting misty, simple past got misty, past participle gotten misty or got misty)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, sarcastic) To get tears in someone's eyes; to feel sentimental.

Questions about getting misty

What is getting misty the present participle and gerund of?
Getting misty is the present participle and gerund of get misty.

Words near getting misty in the dictionary

  1. getting lost
  2. getting lucky
  3. getting Mario Karted
  4. getting married
  5. getting medieval
  6. getting misty
  7. getting moving
  8. getting nowhere fast
  9. getting off
  10. getting off at Haymarket
  11. getting off at Redfern

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