grizzle
/ˈɡɹɪzəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.78 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
Example Sentences
- "R. F. Burton hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children"
- "Pall Mall Magazine I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with a grizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey."
- "[Wilfred:] In tears, eh? What a plague art thou grizzling for now?"
- "R. J. Tizard — What are you grizzling about now?"
- "The pin-thin girl is grizzling, whining that she has sand in her eyes."
- "New mothers frequently complain that their partner won't get up to change a wet nappy or comfort a grizzling baby."
Etymology
From Middle English grisel, gryselle, from Old French grisel, from gris (“grey”), from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: grisel, *grīs, *grīsaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹɪzəl/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Slang