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Collocations for mist - noun

ADJ.

dense, heavy, thick
A heavy mist rolled over the fields.
faint, fine, light, slight, thin | dark, grey, red, white
There was a red mist in front of his eyes.
dawn, evening, morning
an early morning mist
autumn | sea

VERB + MIST

be cloaked in, be covered in, be shrouded in, be wreathed in
The harbour was covered in a thick mist.
disappear into, vanish in/into
The little town had vanished in the mist.
emerge from, loom out of
A large figure loomed out of the mist.
break through, shine through
Soon the sun would break through the mist.
peer into/through | be lost in
(figurative) The origins of Morris dancing are lost in the mists of time.

MIST + VERB

hang, hover, lie
A faint mist hung over the valley.
come down, descend
When the mist comes down it comes quickly and covers everything.
clear, lift
The mist had cleared by mid-morning.
drift, float, rise, roll, swirl
A grey mist floated towards us. | a swirling mist a thin mist rising from the river
cling to sth
Early morning mist still clung to the hollows.
fill sth | cover sth, hide sth, obscure sth, shroud sth
A white mist obscured the top of the hill.

PREP.

in/into the ~
It was hard to make out the path in the mist.
through the ~
The cottage was scarcely visible through the mist.

PHRASES

a curtain/veil of mist

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