get misty

verb

To get tears in someone's eyes; to feel sentimental.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets misty · participle present getting misty · past got misty · participle past gotten misty · participle past got misty

  1. idiomaticinformalsarcasticTo get tears in someone's eyes; to feel sentimental.
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APA

get misty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20misty

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“get misty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20misty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get misty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20misty.

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