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Grizzle vs Drizzle - What's the difference?

grizzle | drizzle |

As nouns the difference between grizzle and drizzle

is that grizzle is a dark grey colour while drizzle is light rain.

As verbs the difference between grizzle and drizzle

is that grizzle is to make or become grey while drizzle is to rain lightly; to shed slowly in minute drops or particles.

As an adjective grizzle

is of a grey colour.

grizzle

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) grisel, from gris

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dark grey colour.
  • Grey hair.
  • A grey wig.
    • Related terms
    * grizzly

    Adjective

  • Of a grey colour.

    • Verb

    (grizzl)
  • To make or become grey.

    • Etymology 2

    From English West Country dialect.2010 , Alex Games, Balderdash & Piffle: English Words and Their Curious Origins , page 135.

    Verb

    (grizzl)
  • (UK, slang) To whinge or whine.
  • * 1888 , , ''The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan , page 510,
    • [Wilfred:] In tears, eh? What a plague art thou grizzling for now?
  • * 1976 , , Parliamentary Debates , page 4850,
    • R. J. Tizard' — What are you ' grizzling about now?
  • * 2009 , , Game Girls , unnumbered page,
    • The pin-thin girl is grizzling , whining that she has sand in her eyes.
    Related terms
    * grizzler

    See also

    *

    References

    drizzle

    English

    Verb

    (drizzl)
  • (ambitransitive) To rain lightly; to shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The air doth drizzle dew.
  • (cooking) To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
    • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
    The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
  • (slang) To urinate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Light rain.
  • (physics, weather). Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
    • No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle .
  • (slang) Water.
    • Stop drinking all of my drizzle !

    • Derived terms

    * drizzly