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grizzle

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griz·zle  (grzl)
tr. & intr.v. griz·zled, griz·zling, griz·zles
To make or become gray.
n.
1.
a. The color of a grizzled animal.
b. A grizzled animal.
2. Archaic Gray hair.
adj.
1. Gray.
2. Grizzled.

[From Middle English grisel, gray, from Old French, diminutive of gris, gray; see grisaille.]

grizzle1
vb
to make or become grey
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a grey colour
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) grey or partly grey hair
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a grey wig
[from Old French grisel, from gris, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German grīs grey]

grizzle2
vb (intr) Informal chiefly Brit
1. (esp of a child) to fret; whine
2. to sulk or grumble
[of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grist-grimmōn gnashing of teeth, German Griesgram unpleasant person]
grizzler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grizzle - a grey wig
wig - hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
Verb1.grizzle - be in a huff; be silent or sullen
pout, sulk, brood - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
2.grizzlegrizzle - complain whiningly                  
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner

grizzle
verb whine, fret, whimper, whinge (informal), snivel, girn (Scot.) The children were grizzling and complaining.
Translations
grizzle [ˈgrɪzl] VI (Brit) (= whine) → quejumbrar
grizzle [ˈgrɪzəl] vi (British) [child] (= fret) → pleurnicher
grizzle
vi (Brit inf) → quengeln
grizzle [ˈgrɪzl] vi (Brit) (cry) → piagnucolare
grizzle [ˈgrɪzl] vi (Brit) (cry) → piagnucolare


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