mizzle

UK: /ˈmɪz^əl/ US: (miz′əl)

Inflections of 'mizzle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

mizzles

v 3rd person singular

mizzling

v pres p

mizzled

v past

mizzled

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

miz•zle¹  (miz′əl), v., -zled, -zling, n. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]
v.t., v.i. 

1. Meteorology, Dialect Terms to rain in fine drops;
   drizzle;
   mist.

n. 

2. Meteorology, Dialect Terms mist 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  (miz′əl), v.i., -zled, -zling. [Brit. Slang.]

1. British Terms to disappear or leave suddenly.

• origin, originally uncertain 1775–85

miz•zle³  (miz′əl), v.t., -zled, -zling. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]

1. Dialect Terms to confuse;
   muddle.

• origin, originally uncertain 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mizzle / ˈmɪz^əl/ verb , noun

1. a dialect word for drizzle

Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from Low German miseln to drizzle; compare Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle

ˈmizzly adjective

mizzle / ˈmɪz^əl/ verb

1. (intransitive) to decamp

Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin