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mizzle

noun

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a light or fine rain as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood Synonyms of mizzle mist, drizzle, sprinkleWords Related to mizzle precipitation, rainfall, showerNear Antonyms of mizzle cloudburst, deluge, downpour, storm; rainstorm, thunderstorm; monsoon

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