Mizzle
/ˈmɪz.əl/noun
To rain in a fine, misty drizzle; also, fine misty rain.
Did you know?Mizzle is a real old English weather word, and its cousin in the language family is tied to the same root behind words like **mist** and **misty**-type forms, showing how English often names weather by sound and sensation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meus-
“to wet, dampen, or smear”
Old English
OE
mist
“mist, fine rain, vapor”
Middle English
ME
miselen / misle
“to drizzle or rain lightly”
16th Century
English
mizzle
“to rain in a fine spray or drizzle”
Modern English
English
mizzle
“to rain lightly in a misty drizzle”