mistle

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/ˈmɪsəl/

noun

mistletoe

OriginMiddle English mistel ← Old English mistel ← Proto-West Germanic *mistil →
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Meanings

mistle1

nounmistle (countable and uncountable, plural mistles)

plural mistles

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablemistletoe
  2. countablethe mistle thrush

mistle2

verbmistle (third-person singular simple present mistles, present participle mistling, simple past and past participle mistled)

present singular third person mistles · participle present mistling · participle past mistled · past mistled

  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
drizzle

Origin

mistle · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*mistilaz“mistle”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*mistil“mistle”
  3. Old Englishmistel“mistletoe”
  4. Middle Englishmistel“mistletoe”
  5. Englishmistle

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

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mistle · verb

Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mistle

missilewhistlethistleepistlebristlegristleabyssalbisselfinal whistlekisslemisselpistletwistle
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Anagrams

smilet
Cite this entry
APA

mistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistle

MLA

“mistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistle.

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