mizzled

Variant of mizzle

mizzle definition

miz·zle (miz′əl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb mizzled -·zled, mizzling -·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

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