grizzle
To make or become grey, as with ageTo make or become grey, as with age.
» Tom is a grizzled old man.
Том — седой старик.
Том — сивий стариган.
Значення
значень: 4To make or become grey, as with age.
R. F. Burton hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children
Pall Mall Magazine I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with a grizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey.
To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
(Австралія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, сленг)To whinge or whine.
(Австралія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, сленг)To fuss or cry.
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- complain whiningly
Приклади
речень: 4Tom is a grizzled old man.
Том — сивий стариган. — deniko
ruТом — седой старик. — odexed
Ak, as was his habit when in thought, stroked his grizzled beard slowly.
deWie er es immer tat, wenn er nachdachte, strich sich Ak bedächtig den ergrauten Bart. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Elias has grizzled hair.
He was an elderly man, with a thin, projecting nose, a high, bald forehead, and a huge grizzled moustache.
Походження
From Middle English grisel, gryselle, from Old French grisel, from gris (“grey”), from FraFrom Middle English grisel, gryselle, from Old French grisel, from gris (“grey”), from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.
A West Country dialect term, perhaps from Old English grisan (“shudder”), which would make it a cognate of modern English grisly (not grizzly).
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Форми
grizzles, grizzling, grizzled, grizzledСиноніми
синонімів: 5Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 1Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу