verb
- past tense of mizzle; to rain in fine drops or drizzle
- past tense of mizzle; to move or go away quickly or furtively
Usage: chiefly British; informal
Usage: British slang; dated
Examples
- It mizzled all morning, making the grass damp.
- The weather forecast said it would mizzle, so I brought an umbrella.
- After the argument, he mizzled off without saying goodbye.
- We waited for the rain, but it only mizzled lightly.
- The drizzle mizzled down on the cobblestone streets.