stealing like smoke?

[Lobo]

What is the meaning of: stealing like smoke?

I found the following sentence:

A thin film of mist was stealing like smoke, marking the distances with a transparent veil.

[Geo777]

Hi,

steal = to move or convey stealthily. They stole along the corridor
= to pass unnoticed. The hours stole by

So, may be verb steal means slide invisibly in this sentence.
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Slow but sure.

[Lobo]

Do you mean thart To STEAL not only means To ROB, but also To MOVE, may be, slowly or secretely in order not to be noticed?

That is why I did not understand the sentence. Then, this sentence may be means that the mist was slowly appearing

Thank you.

[Geo777]

Yes, such is indeed the case.
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Slow but sure.