[
US
/ˈfɑɡ, ˈfɔɡ/
]
[ UK /fˈɒɡ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɒɡ/ ]
NOUN
- an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
- confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
VERB
-
make less visible or unclear
the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
The stars are obscured by the clouds
How To Use fog In A Sentence
- A thin veil of fog had rolled in off the bay, obscuring his view and coating the area in a pale gray-white mist.
- OK, the steering is a little foggy, but the wheel unquestionably feels pleasant under the fingers. Times, Sunday Times
- We can look out into fog as thick as cream and be certain it will burn away.
- Well, sir, I won't say anything about the hextry gas, though a poor widder and sevenpence hextry on the thousand, but I'm thinkin 'if you would give my Rosie a lesson once a week on that there pianner, it would be a kind of set-off, for you know, sir, the policeman tells me your winder is a landmark to' im on the foggiest nights. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
- Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
- He looked in the fogged up mirror at the reflection staring back at him.
- The ship, with the help of radar, sailed in thick fog.
- I'd have been content to wait out the weather in my tent, but Ron consulted his topo map and we headed off, marching along a streambed into foggy nothingness, south toward the foothills.
- I asked, trying to keep my voice calm, even though panic was fogging my brain.
- I shrank inside and out from the fog and what it held-so alien to my flesh and spirit that to come even this close to it was befoulment beyond the finding of words. Year of the Unicorn