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
The location has been changed due to weather, the official said, after rainy mist - known as "mizzle" by locals - enveloped the sandy beaches and ragged coastline of the southern English county of Cornwall.
From Reuters
By the time I left the cathedral it was already dark, mizzling, the kind of rain that looks like mist but drenches you in minutes.
From The New Yorker
Yet for the Seahawks the murk and mizzle of this grey Wembley evening felt like a home away from home as they pummelled the Oakland Raiders 27-3.
From Seattle Times
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
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