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单词 mizzle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
miz•zle1  (mizəl),USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling, n. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]
v.t., v.i. 
  1. Meteorology, Dialect Termsto rain in fine drops;
    drizzle;
    mist.

n. 
  1. Meteorology, Dialect Termsmist or drizzle.
  • 1475–85; cognate with dial Dutch mizzelen, Low German miseln to drizzle; akin to Middle Dutch misel mist, dew; see -le

miz•zle2  (mizəl),USA pronunciation v.i., -zled, -zling. [Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termsto disappear or leave suddenly.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1775–85

miz•zle3  (mizəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -zled, -zling. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsto confuse;
    muddle.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mizzle /ˈmɪzəl/ vb , n
  1. a dialect word for drizzle
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle

ˈmizzly adj
mizzle /ˈmɪzəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) Brit slang to decamp
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin
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