mizzle
1 of 2verb (1)
miz·zle ˈmi-zəl 
mizzled; mizzling ˈmi-zə-liŋ
ˈmiz-liŋ
intransitive verb
: to rain in very fine drops : drizzle
mizzle noun
mizzly
ˈmi-zə-lē
adjective ˈmiz-lē
mizzle
2 of 2verb (2)
mizzled; mizzling
intransitive verb
chiefly British
: to depart suddenly
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English misellen; akin to Dutch dialect mizzelen to drizzle, Middle Dutch mist fog, mist
Verb (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1781, in the meaning defined above
mizzles 1 of 2
noun
as in sprinkles
a light or fine rain as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sprinkles
- rainfalls
- precipitations
- drizzles
- showers
- mists
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- storms
- thunderstorms
- rainstorms
- downpours
- cloudbursts
- deluges
- monsoons
mizzles
2 of 2verb
as in lights out
Synonyms & Similar Words
- lights out
- skirrs
- makes off
- gets out
- escapes
- lams
- decamps
- absconds
- scrams
- elopes
- runs away
- bugs out
- runs off
- clears out
- scarpers
- gets (away)
- skips (out)
- scats
- bolts
- retreats
- flies
- skedaddles
- hightails (it)
- flees
- runs
- breaks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- confronts
- faces
- dares
- hangs around
- remains
- defies
- braves
- stays
- dwells
- lingers
- sticks around
- beards
- abides
- tarries