grizzle
verb /ˈɡrɪzl/
/ˈɡrɪzl/
[intransitive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they grizzle | /ˈɡrɪzl/ /ˈɡrɪzl/ |
he / she / it grizzles | /ˈɡrɪzlz/ /ˈɡrɪzlz/ |
past simple grizzled | /ˈɡrɪzld/ /ˈɡrɪzld/ |
past participle grizzled | /ˈɡrɪzld/ /ˈɡrɪzld/ |
-ing form grizzling | /ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/ /ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/ |
- (especially of a baby or child) to cry or complain continuously in a way that is annoyingWord Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘show the teeth, grin’): of unknown origin.