mizzling

verb

present participle of mizzle
as in getting (away)

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  1. clearing out
  2. getting out
  3. escaping
  4. absconding
Verb
  • His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Call Her Daddy host, who is pregnant with her first child, has been clearing out other expectant moms' baby registries on social media.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of clearing out
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  • Eventually, getting out required a helicopter landing on a rooftop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the gang endured, and after getting out of prison in 2014, Romo seized control of Blythe Street.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting out
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  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
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  • Most employers file complaints against absconding workers that expose them to detention or deportation, and undocumented workers cannot leave Jordan until fines for overstaying residency permits are paid, Grüneisl said.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Cloth has faced several suits from investors who accused him of absconding with their money.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of absconding
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