I. ˈgrizəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English grisel, from Middle French, from Old French, from gris gray, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old High German grīs gray, Old Norse grīss pig, and perhaps to Old English grǣg gray — more at gray
: gray , roan
II. noun
( -s )
1. archaic
a. : gray hair
b. : a gray wig
2.
a.
(1) : gray 3a
(2) : a roan coat pattern or color
b. : a gray or roan animal
3. : a second-rate brick that is underburned, gray in color, and deficient in strength
III. verb
( grizzled ; grizzled ; grizzling -z(ə)liŋ ; grizzles )
transitive verb
: to make grayish
intransitive verb
: to become grayish
IV. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. Britain : to complain vociferously
always grizzling about the work being too much for him — Vance Palmer
: gripe , grumble
2. Britain : fret , whimper
children grizzle a lot, get finicky over their food, and look pale and thin — Auckland (New Zealand) Weekly News
3. Britain : mourn , lament , grieve
grizzling over a corpse — Margery Allingham
V. noun
( -s )
Britain : an irritable or lugubrious mood