mist (sth) over/up
— phrasal verb with mist /mɪst/ verbDefinition
› mainly UK If something that you can see through mists over/up, it becomes covered with a thin layer of liquid so that it is more difficult to see through: Open the window when you have a shower to stop the mirror misting over. The steam from the kettle misted up her glasses. → See also steam (sth) upClouds, dew, fog and steam › If your eyes mist over/up, they fill with tears.Weeping and crying
(Definition of mist (sth) over/up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bawl verb (CRY)
- blubber verb
- boohoo exclamation
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears noun
- crumple verb
- cry-baby noun
- lachrymose adjective
- misty-eyed adjective
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
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- teardrop noun
- weep buckets idiom
- weep verb (CRY)
- weepy adjective
- weepy noun
- wept verb
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