mizzle 1 of 2

as in rainfall
a light or fine rain as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood

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mizzle

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verb

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Noun
  • The most likely peak hourly rainfall is one-half to one inch with isolated maximum hourly rainfall to 2 inches.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Island communities, particularly in the Upper Keys, may see an additional half of an inch to an inch of rainfall, the weather service in Key West said on Wednesday.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most want to see better protections and less exploitation of fighters so that they are exposed to the least amount of danger in a sport that cannot escape it.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than let his boy be torn apart by terrible creatures in the mist, David uses a gun to mercy-kill them all and screams in anguish because there isn't a bullet left for him.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The iPhone 17s will be available in five colors (black, lavender, mist blue, sage and white) and iPhone Air will be available in four finishes (space black, cloud white, light gold and sky blue).
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.
    Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.
    Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
Noun
  • Soil moisture also plays a huge role, with the MSU Forestry Extension adding that ample precipitation is required for the most robust displays of color.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The western United States is running drier than average during a 30-year drought, which can create a feedback loop of higher temperatures and lower precipitation.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Slash’s Hat Cake is a vanilla sponge cake with tropical habanero inside, a honey drizzle and black velvet spray frosting that won’t turn your mouth or lips black.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The dessert appeared to feature layers of cream and strawberry and banana slices, topped with a scoop of ice cream and chocolate drizzle.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.
    Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.
    SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
Verb
  • Throughout the year, a furious Musk decamped from his incorporation in Delaware.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Domain functions as an expansive outdoor classroom for environmental science courses as professors regularly decamp to hiking trails for their lectures and students learn the different shapes of the leaves while walking beneath them.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Mizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mizzle. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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