Mist

The Eyes

To Drizzle
To Squirt
To Splash

Spray
Mist
Windscreen

To Sprinkle
To Spatter
To Spray

Humidity
Eyes
Fog

MIST, v. { misst } [ 1 ] Also mist up: To spray or cover ( something ) with mist — To mist a plant. [ 2 ] Also mist up: To become covered with tiny drops of liquid — the windows had misted up with rain. { Phrasal verb } [ 1 ] To mist over — To have the eyes fill with tears — Her eyes misted over while watching the final kiss scene. { Family } [ a ] To demist, v.: to defog. [ b ] Demister, n.: a device that can remove mist or liquid vapor from a gas stream. [ c ] Mist, n.: a cloud or area of very fine, slowly falling droplets of liquid, an area of droplets clinging to a surface, a clouded or mysterious area of something. [ d ] Mistily, adv.: in a misty way. [ e ] Mistiness, n.: the state of being misty. [ f ] Misty, adj.: that has a lot of mist, that is dim and not clear, ( of a color ) that is dull.

He stands in the school corridor, eyes misting, lips quivering. [ The Guardian ] Plastic safety glasses are better as they give a clearer view and are less prone to misting up. [ The Independent ] “God!” he panted, his right eye misted with blood from a jagged cut on the brow. [ Project Gutenberg ] He stands in the school corridor, eyes misting, lips quivering. [ The Guardian ] “God!” he panted, his right eye misted with blood from a jagged cut on the brow. [ Project Gutenberg ] The morning sun broke through the clouds, misting the fields with a soft, dewy light. [ The New York Times ] As the concert began, the crowd was misted with a fine spray of water to keep cool under the summer heat. [ Rolling Stone ] The fragrance of the roses misted the air, creating a serene and romantic atmosphere in the garden. [ The Guardian ] The city streets were misted with rain, giving the pavement a slick and glistening appearance. [ The Washington Post ] The beauty brandʼs new product line includes a face mist that hydrates and refreshes the skin. [ Vogue ] The gardeners mist the plants every morning to ensure they remain hydrated in the dry climate. It’s crucial to mist the right parts of the plant, otherwise, the water won’t be absorbed. Misting your indoor plants at night or even just in the afternoon won’t make or break them if it’s a one-off. For best results, work your way through the plant, being sure to lightly mist each leaf on the top and then the bottom. Misting plants temporarily increases humidity around the plant, but won’t have much impact on the humidity in the rest of your home. Spraying water on plant leaves by misting them can definitely help your plant thrive. [ Houseplant Resource Center ]

From the noun mist; from Old English mist, ‘fog or darkness’; from Germanic mihstaz, ‘fog’.