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mistle

/ˈmɪsəl/

mistle noun: mistletoe.

Noun

mistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)

  1. (obsolete) mistletoe
  2. (countable) the mistle thrush

Verb

mistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled)

  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Forms of mistle

Noun
pluralmistles
Verb
third-person singular presentmistles
present participlemistling
past participlemistled
pastmistled

Origin of mistle

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).

Phrases with mistle

Words that rhyme with mistle

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Questions about mistle

What does mistle mean?
Mistle means mistletoe.
What part of speech is mistle?
Mistle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce mistle?
Mistle is pronounced /ˈmɪsəl/.
What is the plural of mistle?
The plural of mistle is mistles.

Words near mistle in the dictionary

  1. mistions
  2. mistitle
  3. mistitled
  4. mistitles
  5. mistitling
  6. mistle
  7. mistle thrush
  8. mistle thrushes
  9. mistle-toe
  10. mistled
  11. mistles

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