grizzle

verb

/ˈɡrɪzl/

[intransitive] (British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they grizzle	/ˈɡrɪzl/ /ˈɡrɪzl/
he / she / it grizzles	/ˈɡrɪzlz/ /ˈɡrɪzlz/
past simple grizzled	/ˈɡrɪzld/ /ˈɡrɪzld/
past participle grizzled	/ˈɡrɪzld/ /ˈɡrɪzld/
-ing form grizzling	/ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/ /ˈɡrɪzlɪŋ/

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(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
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘show the teeth, grin’): of unknown origin.