mizzle
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
verb
Other Word Forms
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”; see -le
Origin of mizzle2
First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain
Origin of mizzle3
First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences
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Mizzle, a gray-green, gets its name from a colloquialism for that familiar British weather condition halfway between mist and drizzle.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019
What business had Mizzle there in Switzerland, lurking near the walls of Altorf?
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
There was another source of trouble to Mathew Mizzle.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
Summers and Mizzle, you are well enough to join, and, Meetuck, you must be our guide.
From The World of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Mind your eye, Mizzle, there’s Green, he’ll be into your larboard quarter in no time.
From The World of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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