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mizzle

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miz·zle 1  (mzl)
intr.v. miz·zled, miz·zling, miz·zles
To rain in fine, mistlike droplets; drizzle.
n.
A mistlike rain; a drizzle.
[Middle English misellen; probably akin to Dutch dialectal mieselen; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]
mizzly adv.
miz·zle 2  (mzl)
intr.v. miz·zled, miz·zling, miz·zles Chiefly British Slang
To make a sudden departure.
[Origin unknown.]
mizzle1
vb & n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a dialect word for drizzle
[perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle]
mizzly  adj
mizzle2
vb
(intr) Brit slang to decamp
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mizzlemizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
drizzle
rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Verb1.mizzle - rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"
drizzle
rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
Translations
mizzle [ˈmɪzl] (also dial) VI → lloviznar


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Chizzle, Mizzle, or otherwise was particularly engaged and had appointments until dinner, may have got an extra moral twist and shuffle into themselves out of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
Now you may mizzle, jemmy (as we say at Court), and if Mr.
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