mizzle (redirected from mizzling)

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.

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[Middle English misellen; probably akin to Dutch dialectal mieselen; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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mizzly adv.

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miz·zle ²  (mzl)

intr.v. miz·zled, miz·zling, miz·zles Chiefly British Slang

To make a sudden departure.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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

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mizzle²

vb

(intr) Brit slang to decamp

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower drizzle rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Verb	1.	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