mizzle
[verb]
Synonyms: sprinkle, drizzle
[verb]
Synonyms: confuse, addle, ball up, befuddle, bewilder, distract, fluster, fuddle, mix up, throw off

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mizzle verb³ intrans. ['mɪz(ǝ)l] M20.
[Perh. from MOAN verb + GRIZZLE verb².]
Complain, whimper; whine fretfully.

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mizzle noun¹. ['mɪz(ǝ)l] L15.
[from MIZZLE verb¹.]
Fine rain, drizzle.

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mizzle noun². ['mɪz(ǝ)l] slang. E20.
[from MIZZLE verb².]
A disappearance, a vanishing act.
do a mizzle depart suddenly, vanish.

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mizzle verb¹ intrans. ['mɪz(ǝ)l] LME.
[Prob. from Low German miseln = Dutch dial. miezelen, Western Flemish mizzelen, mijzelen, frequentative (see -LE³) of the Low German base repr. by Dutch dial. miesregen drizzle, miezig, Low German misig drizzling.]
Rain in very fine drops, drizzle. Usu. impers. in it mizzles, it is mizzling, etc.
■ M. R. Mitford It did not absolutely rain, it only mizzled.
■ K. Tennant A cold wind and a grey, mizzling rain.

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mizzle verb² intrans. ['mɪz(ǝ)l] slang. L18.
[Origin unkn.]
Disappear suddenly; decamp, vanish, take oneself off.

■ mizzler noun M19.

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