grizzling

[ griz-ling ]

noun

, British.

1. the act of complaining or whimpering.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grizzling¹

grizzle ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Brahms, for all his grumbling and grizzling, had never guessed what it felt like to be suspected of stealing an umbrella.

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I'm that romantic I shall be really interested, instead of grizzling all the time till we get back.

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The light streaming through the shutters Hannah had just opened streamed in on his grizzling head and face working with emotion.

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That fearful afternoon passed slowly, with its grizzling heat and constant fighting, and the night came quickly.

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Imagine if you had a child who was always grizzling, in spite of all your love and care!

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