mist

/mɪst/
verb 6noun 3name 1

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

dense, heavy, thick

The thick mist made it impossible to see the mountains in the distance.

faint, fine, light, slight, thin

dark, grey, red, white

The grey mist rolled across the valley every morning during autumn.

dawn, evening, morning

The thick evening mist rolled slowly across the valley and hid the mountains from view.

autumn | sea

VERB + MIST

be cloaked in, be covered in, be shrouded in, be wreathed in

The mountain peaks were shrouded in mist when we arrived early that morning.

disappear into, vanish in/into

The hikers disappeared into the thick mist as they climbed higher up the mountain.

emerge from, loom out of

The old castle emerged from the thick mist as we drove up the winding mountain road.

break through, shine through

The first rays of sunlight began to shine through the mist over the valley.

peer into/through

be lost in

The real reason why she left town is lost in the mists of history now.

MIST + VERB

hang, hover, lie

The thick mist hung above the lake throughout the cold morning.

come down, descend

The fog descended over the valley during the night and made driving very dangerous.

clear, lift

As the sun rose higher, the thick mist slowly lifted from the valley below.

drift, float, rise, roll, swirl

Early in the morning, thick mist rolled across the valley and covered the entire landscape.

cling to sth

A thick mist clung to the valley floor throughout the morning.

fill sth

cover sth, hide sth, obscure sth, shroud sth

Early morning mist covered the valley, making it impossible to see the houses below.

PREP

in/into the ~

The old church tower gradually disappeared into the mist as we walked away.

through the ~

We could barely see the mountains through the mist on that foggy morning.

PHRASES

a curtain/veil of mist

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