mist up

verb

To become misty.

“The bathroom mirror misted up when he opened the shower door.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person mists up · participle present misting up · participle past misted up · past misted up

  1. intransitiveTo become misty.
  2. intransitiveTo become coated with condensation; to fog up.

    The bathroom mirror misted up when he opened the shower door.

  3. figurativelyintransitiveTo become teary.

    Years later, the song we played at our wedding still made me mist up.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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