1
archaic
: gray hair
2
a
: a roan coat pattern or color
b
: a gray or roan animal
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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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The neo-futurist storyline showcases Terry McGinnis as Batman, often with the guidance of a much older and grizzled Bruce Wayne.
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Noun
Scholes and Butt grizzle about the old times like a Mancunian version of The Muppets’ Statler and Waldorf, heckling the cast from their box seats.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
He’s apparently had this man’s for weeks, rolling it up, down, and all around these parts as the amputee watches and grizzles in frustration.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Its songs felt engineered for a highly distinct mood, and his voice, a husky brooding tone that was grizzled by Auto-Tune, functioned more as another instrument in the mix than typical vocals.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The neo-futurist storyline showcases Terry McGinnis as Batman, often with the guidance of a much older and grizzled Bruce Wayne.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Grizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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