misle

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misle¹

  • /ˈmɪzəɫ/

Sounds like mizzle · Rhymes with -ɪzəl

Where it comes from

Probably a blend of mist + drizzle.

noun

  1. uncountable A fine rain or thick mist; mizzle.

verb misles · misling · misled

  1. To rain in fine drops; to mizzle. I know a woman of fashion, who is perpetually employed in remarks upon the weather, who observes from morning to noon, that it is likely to rain, and from noon to night, that it spits, that it misles, that it is set in for a wet evening; and, being incapable of any other discourse, is as insipid a c

misle²

  • /ˈmaɪzəɫ/
  • /ˈmɪzəɫ/
  • /ˈmɪsəɫ/

Where it comes from

From misled, the standard irregular past tense of mislead, being misconstrued as *misle + -ed.

verb misles · misling · misled

  1. humorous, nonstandard, rare To mislead. I think Caspari has been misling you somewhat on the subject of Scenedesmus: the cells divide essentially as in Chlorella, but stay in 4 or 8-celled colonies until the next division.

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"misle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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misle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misle

Chicago

"misle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misle.

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@misc{misle_2026,
  title = {misle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}