grizzle
adjective
[ ˈɡrɪz(ə)l ]
• (of hair or fur) having dark and white hairs mixed.
• "grizzle-haired"
grizzle
noun
• a mixture of dark and white hairs.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French grisel, from gris ‘grey’.
grizzle
verb
• (of a child) cry fretfully.
• "sometimes children grizzled, sometimes they wailed"
Similar:
cry,
cry fretfully,
weep,
whimper,
whine,
mewl,
moan,
bleat,
snivel,
sob,
wail,
howl,
bawl,
greet,
whinge,
boohoo,
blubber,
blub,
turn on the waterworks,
Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘show the teeth, grin’): of unknown origin.
