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  • verb Present participle of mist.

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Examples

  • ReviewJournal. com - Living - MIST OPPORTUNITY: JUST A DAY AT THE BEACH: Breast misting is a delicate art.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Bill Crider 2007

  • A misting is a person who can ‘burn’ one of certain metals or a metallic alloys to gain a super-human ability – such as increased strength and endurance, increased senses seeing, hearing, etc., increased speed, the ability to push and pull off of metals, and several more.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Neth 2009

  • I've seen people shoot/spray water through the front grill of the car to cool down the fins on the a/c before they get in to start it up and I like the idea of misting and cooling via the defogger, but if you run that compressor when it's super hot and the gasses are all expanded from sitting in the sun; prepare to visit the mechanics shop before long.

    Cool Down A Scorching Car As Quickly As Possible | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • A misting is a person who can ‘burn’ one of certain metals or a metallic alloys to gain a super-human ability – such as increased strength and endurance, increased senses seeing, hearing, etc., increased speed, the ability to push and pull off of metals, and several more.

    Review: The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson Neth 2009

  • It's called a misting fan, and they cost a lot less than you think, for under $100.

    CNN Transcript May 26, 2007 2007

  • Alanna, I like the idea of misting and seasoning the pitas.

    Easy South Beach Recipes Spicy Avocado in Pita Kalyn Denny 2006

  • So probably unrealizable now are some of the more beguiling methods they would have used or not to broadcast their botanical sensors, such as misting mine fields with a GMO gas cloud.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • So probably unrealizable now are some of the more beguiling methods they would have used or not to broadcast their botanical sensors, such as misting mine fields with a GMO gas cloud.

    Genetically Modified Ordnance 2009

  • On Father's Day we went for a hike and it was cool and misting which is why I am wearing 2 coats.

    Judy Wise 2010

  • "It would just be too expensive, although we are looking into alternatives, such as misting the air," he said.

    Iowa State Daily 2009

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