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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.
noun
2.
mist or drizzle.
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Mizzle
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Origin:
1475–85; cognate with dial Dutch mizzelen, Low German miseln to drizzle; akin to Middle Dutch misel mist, dew; see -le
1475–85; cognate with dial Dutch mizzelen, Low German miseln to drizzle; akin to Middle Dutch misel mist, dew; see -le
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| mizzle1 (ˈmɪzəl) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| a dialect word for drizzle | |
| [C15: perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle] | |
| 'mizzly1 | |
| —adj | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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