grizzle

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grizzle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++griz·zle /ˈɡrɪzəl/ verb [intransitive] British English informal 1. CRYif a baby or child grizzles, they cry quietly for a long time 〔婴儿或孩子〕不停地低泣2 COMPLAINto complain in an annoying way 抱怨 SYN moan Ben was grizzling about being tired. 本抱怨说很累。→ See Verb tableOrigin grizzle (1700-1800) Perhaps from Grizel, a form of the name Griselda; “patient Griselda” was a well-known name for an obedient wife

griz·zle verbChineseSyllable

if baby Corpus they child grizzles, a or

grizzle
griz‧zle /ˈɡrɪzəl/

verb [intransitive] British English informal

Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Perhaps from Grizel, a form of the name Griselda; __patient Griselda__ was a well-known name for an obedient wife

1. if a baby or child grizzles, they cry quietly for a long time
2. to complain in an annoying way
SYN moan:

Ben was grizzling about being tired.

griz·zle

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzl/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzl/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

grizzle

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzl/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzl/

present simple - he / she / it

grizzles

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzlz/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzlz/

past simple

grizzled

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzld/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzld/

past participle

grizzled

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzld/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzld/

-ing form

grizzling

BrE

/ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/

[intransitive]

(

BrE,

informal

)

(especially of a baby or child 尤指婴儿或小孩) to cry or complain continuously in a way that is annoying 不断地啼哭；哭哭啼啼地缠人