griz|zle

griz|zle
griz|zle1 «GRIHZ uhl», noun, adjective, verb, -zled, -zling.
–n.
1. a) gray hair. b) a gray wig.
2. the color gray.
3. a gray animal, especially a horse or dog.
–adj.
–v.t.
to make gray.
–v.i.
to become gray.
╂[< Old French grisel (diminutive) < gris gray < Germanic (compare Old High German chrīsil, grīs)]
griz|zle2 «GRIHZ uhl», verb, -zled, -zling, noun. British Dialect or Informal.
–v.i.
1. to show the teeth; grin or laugh, especially mockingly.
2. to fret; sulk; whine; whimper: »

A man, grizzling about life in general, was being cheered up by one of his friends (Cape Times).

–n.
a whining; whimpering; complaining.
╂[origin uncertain]

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  • griz — griz·zled; griz·zler; griz·zly·man; griz·zle; griz·zly; …   English syllables

  • zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… …   English syllables

  • grizzle — griz·zle …   English syllables

  • grizzle — griz|zle [ˈgrızəl] v [i]BrE informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Grizel, a form of the name Griselda; patient Griselda was a well known name for an obedient wife] 1.) if a baby or child grizzles, they cry quietly for a long time 2.) to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grizzle — griz•zle [[t]ˈgrɪz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, adj. n. 1) to make or become gray or partly gray 2) gray; grayish; devoid of hue 3) gray or partly gray hair 4) a gray wig • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME grisel < OF, der. of gris gray < Gmc; see… …   From formal English to slang

  • Grizzle — Griz zle, n. [F. gris: cf. grisaille hair partly gray, fr. gris gray. See {Gris}, and cf. {Grisaille}.] Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grizzle — Griz zle, v. t. & i. To make or become grizzly, or grayish. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children. R. F. Burton. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with a grizzling… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grizzle — Griz zle, v. i. & t. [Etym. uncertain.] To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble. [Prov. Eng.] Don t sit grizzling there. Charles Reade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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