Definition of Grizzle

1. Noun. A grey wig.

Generic synonyms: Wig
Derivative terms: Grizzly

2. Verb. Be in a huff; be silent or sullen.
Exact synonyms: Brood, Stew
Generic synonyms: Brood, Pout, Sulk
Derivative terms: Stew

3. Verb. Complain whiningly.
Exact synonyms: Whine, Yammer, Yawp
Generic synonyms: Complain, Kick, Kvetch, Plain, Quetch, Sound Off
Related verbs: Snivel, Whine
Derivative terms: Whine, Whiner

Definition of Grizzle

1. n. Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.

2. v. t. & i. To make or become grizzly, or grayish.

3. v. i. & t. To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble.

Definition of Grizzle

1. Noun. A dark grey colour. ¹

2. Noun. Grey hair. ¹

3. Noun. A grey wig. ¹

4. Adjective. Of a grey colour. ¹

5. Verb. To make or become grey. ¹

6. Verb. (UK slang) To whinge or whine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grizzle

1. to complain [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES] - See also: complain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grizzle

grittiest
grittily
grittiness
grittinesses
gritting
gritty
grivation
grivations
grivet
grivets
grivna
grivnas
grize
grizelin
grizes
grizzle (current term)
grizzled
grizzled skipper
grizzled skippers
grizzler
grizzlers
grizzles
grizzlier
grizzlies
grizzliest
grizzling
grizzly
grizzly bear
grizzly bears
grlzzly

Literary usage of Grizzle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"A part of the estate so conveyed consisted of a debt due to the said grizzle from Keller & Foreman of Baltimore, which was secured by a mortgage on valuable ..."

2. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"CHAPTER IV The Behaviour of Mrs grizzle at the Wedding, with an account of the Guests I hope it will not be thought uncharitable, if I advance, ..."

3. The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque by William Combe (1838)
"But grizzle was a patient beast, And minded nought if she could feast: Like many others, prone to think The best of life was meat and drink, Who feel to-day ..."

4. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"When I read in " The Gazette" such announcements as " Lieutenant and Captain Grig, from the Bombardier Guards, to be Captain, vice grizzle, who retires," I ..."

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