mizzle
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
verb
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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
Throw out a bucket of water at night, and Mathew Mizzle is there to receive its contents.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
But it was not by the touch alone that Mathew Mizzle sought after information in his earlier career.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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
Mathew Mizzle, grown as he is now to man's estate, has perchance changed the objects of his pursuit, but the activity both of his mind and of his body remains undiminished.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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