griz·zle (grĭz′əl) 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.
[From Middle English grisel , gray , from Old French, diminutive of gris , gray ; see grisaille .]
grizzle (ˈɡrɪzəl ) n 1. (Colours) a grey colour
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) grey or partly grey hair
3. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a grey wig
[C15: from Old French grisel, from gris, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German grīs grey]
grizzle (ˈɡrɪzəl ) vb (
intr )
1. (esp of a child) to fret; whine
2. to sulk or grumble
[C18: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grist-grimmōn gnashing of teeth, German Griesgram unpleasant person]
ˈgrizzler n
griz•zle (ˈgrɪz əl) v. -zled, -zling, adj., n. v.i., v.t. 1. to make or become gray or partly gray.
adj. 2. gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
n. 3. gray or partly gray hair.
4. a gray wig.
[1350–1400; Middle English
grisel < Old French, derivative of
gris gray < Germanic; see
griseous ]
grizzle Past participle: grizzledGerund: grizzlingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I grizzle you grizzle he/she/it grizzles we grizzle you grizzle they grizzle
Preterite I grizzled you grizzled he/she/it grizzled we grizzled you grizzled they grizzled
Present Continuous I am grizzling you are grizzling he/she/it is grizzling we are grizzling you are grizzling they are grizzling
Present Perfect I have grizzled you have grizzled he/she/it has grizzled we have grizzled you have grizzled they have grizzled
Past Continuous I was grizzling you were grizzling he/she/it was grizzling we were grizzling you were grizzling they were grizzling
Past Perfect I had grizzled you had grizzled he/she/it had grizzled we had grizzled you had grizzled they had grizzled
Future I will grizzle you will grizzle he/she/it will grizzle we will grizzle you will grizzle they will grizzle
Future Perfect I will have grizzled you will have grizzled he/she/it will have grizzled we will have grizzled you will have grizzled they will have grizzled
Future Continuous I will be grizzling you will be grizzling he/she/it will be grizzling we will be grizzling you will be grizzling they will be grizzling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been grizzling you have been grizzling he/she/it has been grizzling we have been grizzling you have been grizzling they have been grizzling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been grizzling you will have been grizzling he/she/it will have been grizzling we will have been grizzling you will have been grizzling they will have been grizzling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been grizzling you had been grizzling he/she/it had been grizzling we had been grizzling you had been grizzling they had been grizzling
Conditional I would grizzle you would grizzle he/she/it would grizzle we would grizzle you would grizzle they would grizzle
Past Conditional I would have grizzled you would have grizzled he/she/it would have grizzled we would have grizzled you would have grizzled they would have grizzled
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. grizzle - a grey wigwig - hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
Verb 1. grizzle - be in a huff; be silent or sullenpout ,
sulk ,
brood - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
2. grizzle - complain whiningly
Translations
grizzle [ˈgrɪzə l] vi (British) [
child ] (=
fret ) →
pleurnicher
grizzle - complain whiningly