First Known Use: 1601
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1grizzle
noun griz·zle \ˈgri-zəl\
Definition of GRIZZLE
1
archaic : gray hair
2
a : a roan coat pattern or color b : a gray or roan animal
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Origin of GRIZZLE
Middle English grisel, adjective, gray, from Anglo-French, from gris, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German grīs gray
2grizzle
verb
: to make a continuous, quiet, crying sound
: to complain in a weak or annoying way
griz·zledgriz·zling \ˈgriz-liŋ, ˈgri-zə-\
Full Definition of GRIZZLE
transitive verb
: to make grayish
intransitive verb
2
: to become grayish
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First Known Use of GRIZZLE
1740
Related to GRIZZLE
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, complain, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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