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GRIZZLE
grizzle
(noun) a grey wig
whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
(verb) complain whiningly
grizzle, brood, stew
(verb) be in a huff; be silent or sullen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
grizzle (plural grizzles)
A dark grey colour.
Grey hair.
A grey wig.
Adjective
grizzle
Of a grey colour.
Verb
grizzle (third-person singular simple present grizzles, present participle grizzling, simple past and past participle grizzled)
To make or become grey, as with age.
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Etymology 2
From English West Country dialect.
Verb
grizzle (third-person singular simple present grizzles, present participle grizzling, simple past and past participle grizzled)
to cry continuously but not very loudly - especially of a young child.
(UK, AU, NZ, slang) To whinge or whine.
(UK, AU, NZ, slang) To fuss or cry
Proper noun
Grizzle (plural Grizzles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grizzle is the 7638th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4347 individuals. Grizzle is most common among White (88.15%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Griz"zle, n. Etym: [F. gris: cf. grisaille hair partly gray, fr. gris gray. See Gris, and cf. Grisaille.]
Definition: Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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