mizzle Synonyms & Antonyms
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Mizzle as a Verb
To rain in very fine drops.
To abscond, scram, flee.
To yield.
To muddle or confuse. (Probably from a misreading of past tense/participle misled.)
Mizzle as a Noun
Misty rain; drizzle.
A mist; a fine spray; a spattering.
Misty rain or drizzle.
Word Forms & Grammar
mizzle (third-person singular simple present mizzles, present participle mizzling, simple past and past participle mizzled)
mizzle (uncountable)
Words That Rhyme With Mizzle
Origin of Mizzle
Origin 1: From Late Middle English misellen (“to drizzle”), cognate with Low German miseln, musseln (“to mizzle”), Dutch miezelen (“to drizzle, rain gently”). Of obscure origin, possibly a frequentative related to the base of mist; or, related to Middle Low German mes (“urine”), Middle Dutch mes, mis (“urine”), both from Old Saxon mehs (“urine”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz, *mihstaz, *mihsk- (“urine”), from *mīganą (“to urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵʰ-, *omeiǵʰ- (“to urinate”). Compare also English micturate (“to urinate”), Old Frisian mese (“urine”), Low German miegen (“to urinate”), Dutch mijgen (“to urinate”), Danish mige (“to urinate”).
Origin 2: Unknown. Perhaps from Shelta mi(e)sli (“go”).[1][2]
Quick Facts About Mizzle
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪzl/ |
| Meaning | To rain in very fine drops |
| Verb forms | mizzles, mizzling, mizzled |