grizzle
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
noun
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gray or partly gray hair.
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a gray wig.
verb (used without object)
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to complain; whimper; whine.
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to laugh or grin in mockery; sneer.
verb
noun
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a grey colour
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grey or partly grey hair
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a grey wig
verb
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(esp of a child) to fret; whine
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to sulk or grumble
Other Word Forms
- grizzler noun
Etymology
Origin of grizzle1
1350–1400; Middle English grisel < Old French, derivative of gris gray < Germanic; griseous
Origin of grizzle2
1740–50; origin uncertain; compare Middle High German grisgramen to gnash one's teeth, German Griesgram sourpuss
Example Sentences
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Playing his third official round at Riviera Country Club, the 26-year-old from South Carolina navigated the renowned course like a grizzled veteran.
From Los Angeles Times
Robert Duvall was a distinguished and prolific screen actor who lent a brooding intensity and grizzled authority to seven decades of American film-making.
From BBC
A black-and-white photo from 1897 depicts six grizzled men seated behind a table for the Nobel committee’s first ever meeting.
His run-haul set him on the way to being one of the great leaders of the modern era, but he already looked a grizzled leader when taking the reins at 22.
From BBC
The older version of , now the grizzled Diamond burnt out by tour life and desperate not to duplicate the mistakes he made in his first two marriages, is played by Robert Westenberg.
From Los Angeles Times
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