I. ˈmizəl intransitive verb
( mizzled ; mizzled ; mizzling -z(ə)liŋ ; mizzles )
Etymology: Middle English misellen; akin to Dutch dialect miezelen to drizzle, Middle Dutch misel mist, dew, drizzle, Flemish mijzelen, mizzelen to drizzle, Low German mis foggy weather, Middle Dutch mist, mest mist, fog — more at mist
chiefly dialect : to rain in very fine drops
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from earlier mysell, misle, probably from Middle Dutch misel
chiefly dialect : a fine rain : drizzle
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly dialect : confuse , muddle , misinform
IV. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
slang chiefly Britain : to take oneself off : disappear suddenly : slink away : decamp
gone an' mizzled to the war — C.J.Dennis
V. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete English measle to cover with or as if with measles, from measle, singular of measles
Scotland : to make spotted : speckle