mist

simple noun57 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.4
thick mist8.5
heavy mist8.2
dense mist8.0
sea mist7.6
morning mist7.5
cold mist7.4
swirling mist7.3
light mist7.2
thin mist7.1
dawn mist7.1
fine mist7.0
cool mist7.0
evening mist7.0
grey/gray mist6.9
faint mist6.8
white mist6.8
autumn mist6.7
slight mist6.5
hazy mist6.2
red mist5.5

Often used figuratively to mean a state of extreme anger.

mist over sth7.9
mist clears8.1
mist hangs8.0
mist lifts8.0
mist covers sth7.9
mist lies7.8
mist rolls7.8
mist drifts7.7
mist swirls7.7
mist comes down7.6
mist rises7.6
mist hovers7.5
mist descends7.5
mist floats7.5
mist surrounds sb/sth7.4
mist fills sth7.4
mist clings to sth7.3
mist hides sth7.2
mist obscures sth7.1
mist shrouds sth7.0

More literary or formal.

a veil of mist6.7

Metaphorical.

a curtain of mist6.5

Metaphorical.

in the mist8.5
into the mist8.3
through the mist8.2
disappear into the mist7.9
be covered in mist7.8
emerge from the mist7.8
vanish into the mist7.7
vanish in the mist7.6
be shrouded in mist7.5

More literary or formal.

shine through the mist7.4

Usually refers to the sun or another light source.

break through the mist7.3

Usually refers to the sun.

loom out of the mist7.2

Suggests a large, indistinct, and possibly threatening appearance.

peer through the mist6.9

To look with difficulty or concentration.

peer into the mist6.8

To look with difficulty or concentration.

be lost in the mists of time6.0

Figurative, meaning something happened so long ago it is no longer known or remembered.

Collocations with "mist"

mist + ...

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