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fogging

fogging

1 3.9
Water drops on a surface that make it hard to see through
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔɡɪŋ/
translation icon : condensación
  • To avoid fogging, use anti-fog spray on your goggles before swimming.
  • prevent fogging

Examples

  • Then he wets his mask lens with saliva to prevent fogging and, at last, enters the welcoming sea.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Chomping popcorn from a striped white box, I looked through the windows of muscle cars and pickup trucks and watched couples entangle against the fogging glass.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Once you're inside, you should get some fogging of the tube.

  • I may do some light fogging out at the edges of this, that's definitely for sure.

  • We would put a fogging shell in there and then we would just try and sit there for as long as possible until we wanted to.

  • Extractor followers prevent the mirror from fogging and uncomfortable smells.

    Blog text (25)
  • My cockpit's fogging.

  • I noticed the fogging on the glasses after stepping inside from the cold outside air.

  • The fogging of the bathroom mirror made it difficult to see while getting ready.

Synonyms

condensation
vsfogging
  • Specialized
12 3.1

Water that forms on a cold surface when warm air cools

is the surface wetting process that specifically blocks view rather than the general phase change
opacification
vsfogging
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A change that makes something cloudy so you cannot see through it

is the everyday surface misting process rather than a broad technical opacity change
cloudiness
vsfogging
1 3.2

A liquid or the sky that is not clear because it has small bits in it

is specifically about surfaces becoming coated with moisture that reduces see-through clarity
fogginess
vsfogging
4.1

A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see

refers to the surface process that causes mist to coat and obscure view
mistiness
vsfogging
5.8

A thin cloud near the ground that makes things hard to see

is about liquid forming on a surface and making it hard to see through

How Foggy

fogging
1 3.9
condensation
  • Specialized
12 3.1
misting
  • Specialized
3 3.7

Surface Forms

fogging singular
foggings plural

Morphology

fogging = fog (transparent) = fog + ing

A direct gerund/nominalization of the verb 'to fog' describing the process of becoming covered with mist.

Etymology

Fogging comes from fog ('mist' or 'cloud') and the ending -ing, so it simply means a surface being covered with mist and becoming hard to see through.