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grizzle

 
Dictionary: griz·zle   (grĭz'əl) pronunciation
tr. & intr.v., -zled, -zling, -zles.
To make or become gray.

n.
    1. The color of a grizzled animal.
    2. A grizzled animal.
  1. Archaic. Gray hair.
adj.
  1. Gray.
  2. Grizzled.

[From Middle English grisel, gray, from Old French, diminutive of gris, gray. See grisaille.]


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A bluish-gray or iron-gray coat color in dogs, consisting of a mixture of black and white hairs. In canaries, it describes light, grayish markings on the head, body, wings or tail.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a grey wig


The verb grizzle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  Synonyms: sulk, brood, stew

Meaning #2: complain whiningly
  Synonyms: whine, yammer, yawp


Translations: Grizzle
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - klynke, være vrøvlet

2.
adj. - gråsprængt
n. - gråsprængt hår, gråsprængthed
v. tr. - gøre grålig
v. intr. - grånes, blive gråsprængt

Nederlands (Dutch)
grienen, zaniken, grijsachtig worden, grijs/ voskleurig (dier)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - (GB) pleurnicher, grogner

2.
adj. - grisonnant (des cheveux)
n. - cheveux poivre et sel
v. tr. - grisonner
v. intr. - grisonner

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - greinen, quengeln

2.
adj. - grau
n. - Grau, graues Haar
v. - grau machen, ergrauen, grau werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γκριζάρω, (Βρετ., καθομ.) κλαψουρίζω
adj. - γκρίζος, γκριζομάλλης
n. - (άλογο) ψαρής

Italiano (Italian)
piagnucolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - choramingar, resmungar
adj. - cinzento

Русский (Russian)
огрызаться, капризничать, хныкать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - lloriquear, quejarse, gimotear

2.
adj. - gris, grisáceo, canoso
n. - cabello parcialmente cano, gris
v. tr. - encanecer, lloriquear, quejarse, gimotear, volverse gris o parcialmente gris
v. intr. - volver gris o parcialmente gris

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnälla (mest om barn)
adj. - grå, gråhårig
n. - grå färg, grått hår, grålle

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使成灰色, 变成灰色, 发脾气, 灰色, 斑白的发, 灰色物, 灰色的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成灰色
v. intr. - 變成灰色, 發脾氣
n. - 灰色, 斑白的發, 灰色物
adj. - 灰色的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 안달하며 울다

2.
adj. - 백발이 듬성듬성한
n. - 듬성듬성한 백발
v. tr. - 회색으로 만들다
v. intr. - 백발이 듬성듬성하게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐずる, 不平を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستمر في الشكوى, يجعله رماديا (صفه) رمادي (الاسم) اللون الرمادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התלונן, ייבב, בכה‬
adj. - ‮ששערו לבן וכהה כאחת‬
n. - ‮תערובת שערות שחורות ולבנות‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לאפור‬
v. intr. - ‮האפיר, נעשה אפור‬


 
 
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