Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. To rain gently in fine, mistlike drops.
- transitive v. To let fall in fine drops or particles: drizzled melted butter over the asparagus.
- transitive v. To moisten with fine drops: drizzled the asparagus with melted butter.
- n. A fine, gentle, misty rain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To rain lightly.
- v. To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
- v. To urinate.
- n. Light rain.
- n. . Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
- n. Water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- intransitive v. To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles
- transitive v. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
- n. A fine rain or mist.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To fall, as water from the clouds, in very fine particles; rain in small drops: as, it drizzles; drizzling drops; drizzling rain.
- To shed in small drops or particles.
- n. A light rain; mizzle; mist.
- n. A local English name of the young ling. Also called ling-drizzle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. rain lightly
- v. moisten with fine drops
- n. very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Etymologies
Examples
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A small, seemingly chocolately treat covered in whipped cream and caramel drizzle is presented to a new hire as a gift from his/her welcoming committee of new fellow associates.
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Through Tonight: Winds from the north and northwest signal an end to any precipitation of consequence, though some drizzle is possible into the evening and skies are likely to stay mostly cloudy.
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I live in drizzle city (Portland, OR), so rain wouldn't keep me away.
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You're right - raining and drizzle is pretty expected around here so ya 'just plow through it (with massive amounts of whining added in for good measure).
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The white chocolate drizzle is part of the recipe but can be omitted if you like - these cookies are completely tasty on their own.
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Pitching in drizzle on an un-Californialike night, Contreras retired his final 15 batters.
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"Luckily, working for an international outfit means I'm not trapped in English drizzle all year long."
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Most of the light rain and drizzle is expected to gradually ease over the next hour or so
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The game was played in a steady drizzle from the third inning on and the temperature dipped into the mid-40s.
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When the water falls in small drops it is called a drizzle; when the drops are larger it is rain.
slumry commented on the word drizzle
1543, alteration of drysning.
June 27, 2007