mizzle 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mizzlenext
as in rainfall
a light or fine rain as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

mizzle

2 of 2

verb

as in to escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mizzle
  1. rainfall
  2. escape
  3. mist
  4. lam
  5. precipitation
  6. drizzle
  7. scarper
  8. decamp
Noun
  • An additional 5 to 7 inches of rainfall is possible across the region over the next 48 hours, with isolated totals of more than 10 inches.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • While last year’s migration was delayed owing to a lack of timely rainfall, the crabs appear to have roared back to life this year.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of rainfall
Verb
  • Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Parents can breathe a sigh of relief at an easy transition away from the pool to escape the sun for a few moments, while also receiving an impressive education on Southern California’s wild birds.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of escape
Noun
  • Since 2013, Hoskin has been transplanting armoured mist frogs from the surviving population into new, similarly sunny habitats and closely monitoring the health of these new colonies.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • This cool mist humidifier has also racked up more than 14,000 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, and more than 5,000 people have added it to their virtual carts in the past month.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of mist
Verb
  • No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.
    Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.
    Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
Definition of lam
Noun
  • Crescent City, near the Oregon border, has seen 8.15 inches of precipitation in the past 6 weeks, according to the National Weather Service, along with Eureka with 6.2 inches, Redding at 1.92 inches, South Lake Tahoe with 1.11 inches and Santa Rosa at 1.61 inches.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Murphy said the winter forecast predicts more dry weather, though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s seasonal outlook predicted above-average temperatures with equal chances of precipitation above or below average levels.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of precipitation
Noun
  • To end the night, little cups of soft serve with a seasonal fruit drizzle landed in front of each guest.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
  • According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, a few showers or patches of drizzle will move through the region Friday morning.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of drizzle
Verb
  • Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.
    Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.
    SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
Definition of scarper
Verb
  • Jaffer Zaidi, Google global vice president of news partnerships, who is normally based in New York, decamped to Sacramento for two to three weeks as the deal came together, according to another person familiar with the matter.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who has decamped to run in the 1st District to give himself a better shot at reelection.
    Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of decamp
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near mizzle

mix-ups

mizzle

mizzled

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Mizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mizzle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

9 Superb Owl Words

15 Words That Used to Mean Something Different
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
little chihuahua dressing like a turkey for thanksgiving
Is That Gratitude or Attitude? A Thanksgiving Quiz Decide which words express gratitude and which gi...