grizzle

¹ American  

[griz-uhl] / ˈgrɪz əl /

verb (used with or without object)

grizzled, grizzling

1. to make or become gray or partly gray.

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adjective

1. gray; grayish; devoid of hue.

noun

1. gray or partly gray hair.

2. a gray wig.

grizzle ² American  

[griz-uhl] / ˈgrɪz əl /

verb (used without object)

British.

grizzled, grizzling

1. to complain; whimper; whine.

2. to laugh or grin in mockery; sneer.

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grizzle ¹ British  

/ ˈɡrɪzəl /

verb

1. to make or become grey

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noun

1. a grey colour

2. grey or partly grey hair

3. a grey wig

grizzle ² British  

/ ˈɡrɪzəl /

verb

1. (esp of a child) to fret; whine

2. to sulk or grumble

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Other Word Forms

• grizzler
  noun

Etymology

Origin of grizzle¹

1350–1400; Middle English grisel < Old French, derivative of gris gray < Germanic; see griseous

Origin of grizzle²

1740–50; origin uncertain; compare Middle High German grisgramen to gnash one's teeth, German Griesgram sourpuss

Example Sentences

“Please know that this quarantine is to the benefit of all cadets, staff and faculty at NMMI,” Grizzle said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2020

Late one night, after a test confirmed the stealth invasion of his cells by the new coronavirus, Dale Grizzle was seized with a violent fit of vomiting in his hospital room.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

“Have you ever had a nose swab?” he texted Mr. Grizzle on Feb. 21.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

Until then, Mr. Grizzle, 69, of Rydal, Ga., had maintained his trademark good spirits.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

Grizzle up's with a bill of more than eighty dollars.'

From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Roe, Azel Stevens

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