Meanings
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1
verb
chiefly British, informal and disapproving: to cry fretfully or complain continually
The tired child began to grizzle as the journey dragged on.
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2
verb
rare or literary: to make or become gray, especially with age
Years of hardship can grizzle a person's hair before its time.
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Etymology
The gray sense comes from Middle English grisel, from Old French grisel, a diminutive of gris 'gray.' The chiefly British whining verb is a separate dialect word of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with an older word for shuddering or fretful crying.