mist up
Third Person
mists up
Present Participle
misting up
Past Tense
misted up
Past Participle
misted up
1
(of a piece of glass or mirror) to have a thin layer of water droplets forms on its surface, often due to a difference in temperature or humidity
- As the car drove through the chilly mountain pass, the windows began to mist up, obscuring the view outside.
- The glass of cold lemonade sitting on the table started to mist up in the warm summer air.
- Despite wiping the bathroom mirror after his shower, it still misted up again.
- The camera lens misted up in the cool morning air, requiring a few moments to adjust before capturing clear photos.
2
to cause the surface of a piece of glass to become covered with a thin layer of water droplets making it unclear
- The humidity misted up the car windows.
- As she prepared dinner on the stove, the steam from the pots misted up the kitchen windows.
- When she opened the oven door to check on the baking cookies, the heat misted up her glasses momentarily.
- The steam rising from the pot of boiling water misted up the camera lens, obscuring the photographer's view.
3
(of one's eyes) to become teary, often due to emotions such as sadness, happiness, etc.
- As she listened to the heartfelt speech, her eyes began to mist up with emotion.
- Memories of her childhood home made her eyes mist up whenever she visited the old neighborhood.
- He tried to keep his composure, but his eyes misted up as he read the touching letter from his grandmother.
- Seeing her son perform on stage for the first time made her eyes mist up with pride.
- The movie's bittersweet ending caused many audience members' eyes to mist up.