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mizzle1

Syllabification: (miz·zle)
Pronunciation: /ˈmizəl/
chiefly dialect
Definition of mizzle

noun

  • light rain; drizzle.

verb

[no object] (it mizzles, it is mizzling, etc.)
  • rain lightly:it was mizzling steadily

Derivatives

mizzly

Pronunciation: /ˈmizlē/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb): probably a frequentative from the base of mist; compare with Low German miseln and Dutch dialect miezelen

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