Weather words
What is mizzle?
Mizzle: when mist and drizzle team up to get you from every angle.
A mix of mist and drizzle: fine rain that hangs in the air.
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Mostly British
“Proper mizzle on the moors today.”
More about mizzle
Mizzle is a dialect word, common in the south west of England. It is wetter than mist and lighter than drizzle, and it soaks everything anyway.
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Where the word comes from
Usually explained as mist plus drizzle; the word has been in English since the 1400s.
What I think of mizzle
Mizzle: when mist and drizzle team up to get you from every angle.
Mizzle does not fall. It just loiters.
Mizzle: the weather can’t be bothered to rain properly, but it wants you wet.
Words people compare it with
- Drizzle: Very light rain made of tiny drops that seem to float more than fall.
- Fog vs mist: Both are cloud at ground level. The difference is how far you can see.
- Smirr: Scots for very fine, misty rain, the kind that drifts rather than falls.
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