mizzle

mizzle Definition

miz·zle (miz′əl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·zled, -·zling

to rain in a fine mist; drizzle

Etymology: LME misellen, prob. < LowG, as in Du dial. miezelen: for IE base see mist

noun

a misty rain; drizzle

mizzle Related Forms

miz′·zly adjective

mizzle Synonyms

mizzle Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

gentle: At that point the very gentle mizzle we'd had so far settled into something more serious.

Modifying Another Word

relentlessly: Even as the drizzle mizzles down relentlessly on the site, it is a truly Arcadian setting.

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