mizzle
mizzle — noun
1. a type of very light rain consisting of extremely tiny water droplets, lighter t
a type of very light rain consisting of extremely tiny water droplets, lighter than drizzle and closer to a heavy mist
The morning mizzle covered the Watanabe garden in a thin layer of tiny droplets.
collocation: morning mizzle
Selim felt the mizzle on his face before he saw any wetness on the ground.
Tariro stepped outside into a soft, cool mizzle that hung in the air.
Lara looked out the window and saw a fine mizzle drifting past the streetlights.
文法句型
[uncountable noun]
用法筆記
Unlike drizzle, which falls as noticeable tiny drops, mizzle is so fine that it often floats in the air before settling.
常見錯誤
mizzle — verb
- mizzlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mizzles3rd person singular
- mizzling-ing form
- mizzledpast simple
1. to fall as very fine, light rain made of tiny droplets so small they seem to han
to fall as very fine, light rain made of tiny droplets so small they seem to hang in the air rather than fall
It had been mizzling all morning, so Devika took her umbrella just in case.
continuous form: be + mizzling
Rain began to mizzle from the grey sky as Mathieu cycled home from the library.
The weather report said it would mizzle throughout the evening along the coast.
Leo watched from the kitchen window as it began to mizzle over the garden.
- pour
to rain heavily; opposite intensity
文法句型
it + is/was + mizzling
it + will/would + mizzle
用法筆記
Almost always used impersonally with 'it' as the subject (it mizzles, it was mizzling). The continuous form is more common than the simple present.
mizzle — verb
- mizzlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mizzles3rd person singular
- mizzling-ing form
- mizzledpast simple
1. to leave a place quickly or quietly, often without telling anyone where you are
to leave a place quickly or quietly, often without telling anyone where you are going
Jack mizzled out of the office party before anyone noticed he had gone.
phrasal pattern: mizzle out of [place]
The neighbour's cat mizzled through the open window when Amihan was not looking.
Tomás mizzled off to catch the last train without saying goodbye.
Rodrigo quietly mizzled away from the dinner table before anyone could ask for help.
文法句型
mizzle + off
mizzle + out of + [place]
用法筆記
Typically used with a directional particle ('off', 'out of', 'through'). Very informal and rarely used in modern writing — you are more likely to hear 'make oneself scarce' or 'do a disappearing act.'