miz|zle

miz|zle
miz|zle1 «MIHZ uhl», noun, verb, -zled, -zling. Dialect.
–n.
a drizzle: »

The rain, a mere mizzle when I left the restaurant…had got heavier (New Yorker).

–v.i.
to drizzle: »

It is mizzling.

–v.t.
(of a cloud) to send down in a drizzle.
╂[origin uncertain. Compare Low German miseln.]
miz|zle2 «MIHZ uhl», intransitive verb, -zled, -zling.
British Slang. to disappear suddenly; decamp; vanish: »

Bealby had not “mizzled” although he was conspicuously not in evidence about the camp (H. G. Wells).

╂[origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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

  • miz — econ·o·miz·er; epit·o·miz·er; eu·phe·miz·er; max·i·miz·er; miz·maze; miz·pah; miz·rach; miz·ra·chi; miz·zen·mast; miz·zly; miz·zo·nite; rhyth·miz·able; sa·miz·dat; miz·zen; miz·zle; miz·rah; miz·ra·hi; …   English syllables

  • mizzle — miz·zle …   English syllables

  • mizzle — miz•zle [[t]ˈmɪz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, n. 1) to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist 2) a misty drizzle • Etymology: 1475–85; c. dial. D mizzelen, LG miseln to drizzle; akin to MD misel mist, dew; see le miz′zly, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Mizzle — Miz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.] 1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To take one s self off; to go. [Slang] [1913 Webster] As long as George… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mizzle — Miz zle, n. Mist; fine rain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mizzled — Mizzle Miz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.] 1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To take one s self off; to go. [Slang] [1913 Webster] As long as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mizzling — Mizzle Miz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.] 1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To take one s self off; to go. [Slang] [1913 Webster] As long as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Liste de sigles de trois lettres — Sigles d’une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres Sigles de trois lettres Sigles de quatre lettres Sigles de cinq lettres Sigles de six lettres Sigles de sept lettres Sigles de huit lettres Cette page liste des sigles de trois lettres. Vous pouvez …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”