fine spray
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3.1
- noun
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neblina
- The crystal waters shimmered in a fine spray as they were splashed by the grotesque feet, and then flowed into the muddy depressions left by the Elf-Eater's passage.
- fine spray of water
- fine spray from a hose
- fine spray of blood
Examples
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Jan winced as a shift of wind sent a fine spray over them.
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They were running in and out of a fine spray of mist, for all the world like children squealing and frolicking in the spray of a hose or water sprinkler.
Fiction book (2002) -
As they drove by a large white colonial, the automatic lawn sprinklers came on in a rush, the cool, fine spray floating through the open window.
Fiction book (1995) -
He squeezes the trigger gently, sending a fine spray from the nozzle.
Fiction book (1993) -
A fine spray of blood had spattered the high cheekbones, and drying droplets matted his hair on one side.
Fiction book (1991) -
They were sheltered by an overhang from the rain itself, but a fine spray hit them as they approached the balustrade.
Fiction book (1991) -
The blowhole opens and WHOOSH, out shoots a geyser of fine spray which settles on Chuck in a mist.
Fiction book (2000) -
Snatching her mate out of her own home could be upsetting if this place could be thought of as home, he amended as he stepped quickly aside to avoid a fine spray of water that sprang up out of the moss-covered floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
The wind was warm that night, sending up a fine spray from the lake.
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A fine spray of liquid clung to the hem of his coat.
Synonyms
48
1.8
A fine cloud of small drops or particles in the air
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4.7
A mixture of tiny liquid drops or solid particles floating in air
Antonyms
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fine spray paints a simple picture: fine means very small and spray means liquid thrown into the air, like from a perfume bottle. That's why the phrase means 'a light mist' of tiny drops that hang in the air.