GRIZZLE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

grizzle

verb

Definition of grizzle

as in to complain

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely the kind of person who wouldn't be happy if she didn't have something to grizzle about

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Recent Examples of grizzle This time, the ex-champ being wooed for his expertise is grizzled, grumpy Elliott, with Ving Rhames replacing the earlier film’s Hardy Daniel Kreuger. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025 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 Grizzlies are typically brown, though their fur can appear to be white-tipped, or grizzled, lending them their name. — Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for grizzle

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Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.

— Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
At the local level, administrators often complain there is little clarity on what is expected of them and, too often, outright conflict.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of complain

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The straw materials practically scream summer, crafted to go with all of your beach looks this season.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Usher went on to remove his leather jacket to reveal a sculpted bare torso, to screams of delight from much of the audience.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of scream

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Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Federal officers stand over a man with a bloody shirt who is handcuffed face down, moaning in pain as his left foot shakes.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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