grizzled
grizzled is the simple past and past participle of grizzle.
Adjective
grizzled (comparative more grizzled, superlative most grizzled)
- Greyed, old.
- Synonyms:
- grey-haired, grizzly, hoary, elder, elderly, geriatric, gerontologic, gerontological, long in the tooth, matured
- Grey or partly grey.
- Streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous.
Meaning of grizzle
Verb (1)
grizzle (third-person singular simple present grizzles, present participle grizzling, simple past and past participle grizzled)
- To make or become grey, as with age.
- R. F. Burton
hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children
- R. F. Burton
Verb (2)
grizzle (third-person singular simple present grizzles, present participle grizzling, simple past and past participle grizzled)
- To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
- To whinge or whine.
- [Wilfred:] In tears, eh? What a plague art thou grizzling for now?1888, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, The Yeomen of the Guard […] , London: Chappel & Co., […], published c. 1911
- To fuss or cry.
- New mothers frequently complain that their partner won't get up to change a wet nappy or comfort a grizzling baby.1990, The Baby Book, →ISBN, page 88
Synonyms of grizzled
- grey-haired
- grizzly
- hoary
- elder
- elderly
- geriatric
- gerontologic
- gerontological
- long in the tooth
- matured
21 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- of a certain age
- old as Methuselah
- on in years
- over the hill
- senior
- superannuated
- ivy-covered
- preserved
- wintry
- gray / grey
- gray-headed / grey-headed
- grey-haired / gray-haired
- silver-haired
- silvery-haired
- white-haired
- grayey / greyey
- grayish / greyish
- griseous
- grisescent
- grisly
- mouldy
Forms of grizzled
| comparative | more grizzled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most grizzled |
Words formed from grizzled
Phrases with grizzled
Questions about grizzled
- What does grizzled mean?
- Grizzled means greyed, old.
- What is grizzled the simple past and past participle of?
- Grizzled is the simple past and past participle of grizzle.
- What part of speech is grizzled?
- Grizzled is an adjective.
Words near grizzled in the dictionary
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