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misting up

misting up is the present participle of mist up.

Meaning of mist up

Verb

mist up (third-person singular simple present mists up, present participle misting up, simple past and past participle misted up)

  1. (intransitive) To become misty.
  2. (intransitive) To become coated with condensation; to fog up.
    • The bathroom mirror misted up when he opened the shower door.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To become teary.
    • Years later, the song we played at our wedding still made me mist up.

Questions about misting up

What is misting up the present participle of?
Misting up is the present participle of mist up.

Words near misting up in the dictionary

  1. mistimings
  2. mistiness
  3. mistinesses
  4. misting
  5. misting over
  6. misting up
  7. mistings
  8. mistint
  9. mistinted
  10. mistinting
  11. mistints

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