1
archaic
: gray hair
2
a
: a roan coat pattern or color
b
: a gray or roan animal
Synonyms
Verb
Examples of grizzle in a Sentence
Verb
He is always grizzling about the weather.
He always grizzles that the weather is bad.
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Andrew Das, New York Times, 16 May 2023
Nearly every inhabitant of an Arctic scientific-research station has evacuated in advance of encroaching danger, but grizzle-bearded Augustine, who is gravely ill, has stayed behind.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2020
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Khan appears in his latest incarnation — grizzled with a goatee, an elder statesman returned to the screen.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Inter may lack glamour and flash, but few teams in Europe have quite so much grit and grizzle.
—Andrew Das, New York Times, 16 May 2023
Nearly every inhabitant of an Arctic scientific-research station has evacuated in advance of encroaching danger, but grizzle-bearded Augustine, who is gravely ill, has stayed behind.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2020
Verb
While a number of draftees who heard their name called on Wednesday were teenagers, Carter is grizzled by prospect standards.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Khan appears in his latest incarnation — grizzled with a goatee, an elder statesman returned to the screen.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Grizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzle. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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