mizzle

¹

[ miz-uhl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, miz·zled, miz·zling.

1. to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.

noun

1. mist or drizzle.

mizzle

²

[ miz-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, British Slang.

, miz·zled, miz·zling.

1. to disappear or leave suddenly.

mizzle

³

[ miz-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, South Midland and Southern U.S.

, miz·zled, miz·zling.

1. to confuse; muddle.

mizzle

¹

/ ˈmɪzəl /

verb

1. slang.
   intr to decamp

mizzle

²

/ ˈmɪzəl /

verb

1. a dialect word for drizzle

Derived Forms

• ˈmizzly, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mizzle¹

First recorded in 1475–85; late Middle English missellen, missill; cognate with Dutch (dialect) mizzelen, Low German miseln “to drizzle”; akin to Middle Dutch misel “mist, dew”; -le

Origin of mizzle²

First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain

Origin of mizzle³

First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of mizzle¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of mizzle²

C15: perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle

Example Sentences

What business had Mizzle there in Switzerland, lurking near the walls of Altorf?

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Meanwhile, David Mizzle furnished them with a large supply of pea-soup, which they seemed to relish amazingly.

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Mizzle could not resist a joke—no matter how unsuitable the time or dreadful the consequences.

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You could mizzle in through the shop, run upstairs, pop through the door, downstairs next door and out through the back yard.

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Pass a stick through the key-hole, and it's Mizzle's eye that suffers the detriment.

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Related Words

• dribble
• spray
• sprinkle