mizzle
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
verb
Other Word Forms
- mizzly adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The murk and mizzle kept the players off for almost three hours, though the break did little to stall England's momentum.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
Yet for the Seahawks the murk and mizzle of this grey Wembley evening felt like a home from home as they pummelled the Oakland Raiders 27-3.
From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2018
We have many names for rain, from mizzle to drizzle, torrents to downpours.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2017
After a warm, moonlit night the mist and mizzle descended, making it impossible to judge the moment when the sun rose over the Wiltshire plain without an accurate watch.
From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2013
If you go on with the hostels he's—Phew—got to mizzle.
From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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