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mizzle1

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪz(ə)l/

chiefly dialect
Definition of mizzle

noun

[mass noun]
  • light rain; drizzle: the stillness that comes with a Cornish mizzle

verb

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

Derivatives

mizzly

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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