fog
verb/fɒɡ/
/fɔːɡ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fog | /fɒɡ/ /fɔːɡ/ |
| he / she / it fogs | /fɒɡz/ /fɔːɡz/ |
| past simple fogged | /fɒɡd/ /fɔːɡd/ |
| past participle fogged | /fɒɡd/ /fɔːɡd/ |
| -ing form fogging | /ˈfɒɡɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːɡɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] fog (something) (up) if a glass surface fogs or is fogged up, it becomes covered in steam or small drops of water so that you cannot see through
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- [transitive] fog something to make somebody/something confused or less clear
- I tried to clear the confusion that was fogging my brain.
- The government was trying to fog the real issues before the election.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps a back-formation from foggy.
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