2. To take one's self off; to go. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
As long as George the Fourth could reign, he reigned, And then he mizzled. --Epigram, quoted by Wright. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mizzling — miz·zle || mɪzl n. drizzle, light rain; drizzling rain v. drizzle, rain lightly … English contemporary dictionary
mizzling — mizzˈling noun • • • Main Entry: ↑mizzle … Useful english dictionary
mizzle — mizzle1 /miz euhl/, v., mizzled, mizzling, n. South Midland and Southern U.S. v.t., v.i. 1. to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist. n. 2. mist or drizzle. [1475 85; c. dial D mizzelen, LG miseln to drizzle; akin to MD misel mist, dew; see LE]… … Universalium
mizzle — I. intransitive verb (mizzled; mizzling) Etymology: Middle English misellen; akin to Dutch dialect mizzelen to drizzle, Middle Dutch mist fog, mist Date: 15th century to rain in very fine drops ; drizzle • mizzle noun • mizzly adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
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
Drobna drabnitsa — (Belarusian: «Дробна драбніца»; English: «Trifle of trifles») is a popular Belarusian drinking song. The literal translation of the title would be trifle of trifles , but in this context would mean something like English: diddle a diddle . Known… … Wikipedia
mizzle — Light precipitation that is, in density, heavier than a mist, but lighter than a drizzle. Look, kids, it s mizzling again … Dictionary of american slang
mizzle — Light precipitation that is, in density, heavier than a mist, but lighter than a drizzle. Look, kids, it s mizzling again … Dictionary of american slang
mizzle — mizzle1 [ mɪz(ə)l] chiefly dialect noun light rain; drizzle. verb (it mizzles, it is mizzling, etc.) rain lightly. Derivatives mizzly adjective Origin ME (as v.): prob. a frequentative from the base of mist … English new terms dictionary
