mizzle

[miz-uh l]South Midland and Southern U.S.

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verb (used with or without object), miz·zled, miz·zling.

to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.

noun

mist or drizzle.

Origin of mizzle

1475–85; cognate with dial Dutch mizzelen, Low German miseln to drizzle; akin to Middle Dutch misel mist, dew; see -le

mizzle

[miz-uh l]

verb (used without object), miz·zled, miz·zling. British Slang.

to disappear or leave suddenly.

Origin of mizzle

First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain

mizzle

[miz-uh l]

verb (used with object), miz·zled, miz·zling. South Midland and Southern U.S.

to confuse; muddle.

Origin of mizzle

First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain

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Related Words for mizzle

sprinkle, spray, dribble, dim, murk, overcast, rain, steam, shower, haze, fog, blur, becloud, obscure, drizzle, film, befog, overcloud, mizzle, spit

Examples from the Web for mizzle

Historical Examples of mizzle

Go where you will, there is Mizzle, if it be in the wrong place for Mizzle's presence.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848
Various
Let's mizzle, then; for I must get back to Asnires early, or else my brother Martial will smell summut.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6
Eugne Sue
Pass a stick through the key-hole, and it's Mizzle's eye that suffers the detriment.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848
Various
Though I said in my last—wot wos true—I was jest on the mizzle for town.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 15, 1892
Various
You could mizzle in through the shop, run upstairs, pop through the door, downstairs next door and out through the back yard.
The Uttermost Farthing
R. Austin Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for mizzle

mizzle

verb, noun

a dialect word for drizzle

Derived Formsmizzly, adjective

Word Origin for mizzle

C15: perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle

mizzle

verb

(intr) British slang to decamp

Word Origin for mizzle

C18: of unknown origin

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