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mizzle.

To rain in very fine drops.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɪzl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪzəl/General-American

  1. To rain in very fine drops.

    Canada · UK · US · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English misellen (“to drizzle”), cognate with Low German miseln, musseln (“to mizzle”), Dutch miezelen (“to drizzle, rain gently”). Of obscure origin, possibly a frequentative related to the base of mist; or, related to Middle Low German mes (“urine”), Middle Dutch mes, mis (“urine”), both from Old Saxon mehs (“urine”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz, *mihstaz, *mihsk- (“urine”), from *mīganą (“to urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵʰ-, *omeiǵʰ- (“to urinate”). Compare also English micturate (“to urinate”), Old Frisian mese (“urine”), Low German miegen (“to urinate”), Dutch mijgen (“to urinate”), Danish mige (“to urinate”).

noun/ˈmɪzl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪzəl/General-American

  1. Misty rain; drizzle.

    UK · dialectal · uncountable

  2. A mist; a fine spray; a spattering.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English misellen (“to drizzle”), cognate with Low German miseln, musseln (“to mizzle”), Dutch miezelen (“to drizzle, rain gently”). Of obscure origin, possibly a frequentative related to the base of mist; or, related to Middle Low German mes (“urine”), Middle Dutch mes, mis (“urine”), both from Old Saxon mehs (“urine”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz, *mihstaz, *mihsk- (“urine”), from *mīganą (“to urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵʰ-, *omeiǵʰ- (“to urinate”). Compare also English micturate (“to urinate”), Old Frisian mese (“urine”), Low German miegen (“to urinate”), Dutch mijgen (“to urinate”), Danish mige (“to urinate”).

verb/ˈmɪzl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪzəl/General-American

  1. To abscond, scram, flee.

    UK

  2. To yield.

    intransitive

  3. To muddle or confuse. (Probably from a misreading of past tense/participle misled.)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps from Shelta mi(e)sli (“go”).

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