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Feb. 2, 2015
Word of the Day

mizzle Audio Pronunciation
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\MIZ-uhl\
verb
1. South Midland and Southern U.S. to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist.
noun
1. South Midland and Southern U.S. mist or drizzle.
Quotes
But in the midst of my striving it seemed to mizzle gold, with fair drops; I filled my lap, and, running to show it my fellows, it turned to dust.
-- John Lyly, Sapho and Phao, 1584
Origin
Mizzle is related to the Low German term miseln meaning "to drizzle." It entered English in the mid-1400s.
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