Grizzle Definition

grĭzəl
grizzled, grizzles, grizzling
verb
grizzled, grizzles, grizzling
To make or become gray.
American Heritage
To make or become gray.
Webster's New World
To grumble; complain.
Webster's New World
To fret or whimper.
Webster's New World

(UK, slang) To whinge or whine.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
grizzles
The color of a grizzled animal.
American Heritage
A grizzled animal.
American Heritage
Gray hair.
Webster's New World
A gray wig.
Webster's New World
Gray.
Webster's New World
adjective
Gray.
Webster's New World
Grizzled.
American Heritage
Of a grey colour.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Grizzle

Noun

Singular:
grizzle
Plural:
grizzles

Origin of Grizzle

  • From Middle English grisel gray from Old French diminutive of gris gray grisaille

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French grisel, from gris

    From Wiktionary

  • From English West Country dialect.

    From Wiktionary

Grizzle Sentence Examples

  • The colors desired are self-colours in all shades of red, wheaten, tan, grizzle or black, white is not desired.

  • The coat should be black and tan, blue and tan, red, wheaten, red grizzle, liver, blue or black.

  • The body is formed by yellow dyed grizzle hackle palmered down the shank and then trimmed to shape.

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