grizzle
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
To make gray.
verb intr.
1. To turn gray.
2. To fuss; to gripe or grumble.
noun
1. An animal with gray or grizzled fur.
2. Gray hair.
adjective
1. Having gray hair.
2. Gray.
💬 Usage Examples
“My hair has grizzled, I’ve developed a paunch and some rather unpalatable views.” Sam Wollaston; On the Road; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 18, 2012. “Last night, as I was trying to settle my fretting son to sleep, I had a thought, clear as day: ‘I just don’t want to do this any longer.’ He’d been grizzling for 45 minutes, his dad was out, and after a long day at work, all I wanted was a glass of wine and some mindless telly.” Cathy Adams; Mother Knows Best; The Independent (London, UK); May 10, 2021. “Consider that I have no hair, no fur, no raiment to disarrange.
No silver-trimmed livery-hat to hang on a peg, like Thomas. No grizzle wig to keep free of lice.” Verlyn Klinkenborg; Timothy; Vintage; 2007.