Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To rain gently in fine, mistlike drops.
- intransitive verb To let fall in fine drops or particles.
- intransitive verb To moisten with fine drops.
- noun A fine, gentle, misty rain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
- noun A light rain; mizzle; mist.
- noun A local English name of the young ling. Also called
ling-drizzle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
- intransitive verb To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles
- noun A fine rain or mist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
rain lightly. - verb cooking To
pour slowly and evenly, especially withoil incooking . - verb slang To
urinate . - noun Light rain.
- noun physics, weather . Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops,
mist , or sprinkle. Unlikefog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog. - noun slang Water.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rain lightly
- verb moisten with fine drops
- noun very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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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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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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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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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"Luckily, working for an international outfit means I'm not trapped in English drizzle all year long."
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Pitching in drizzle on an un-Californialike night, Contreras retired his final 15 batters.
slumry commented on the word drizzle
1543, alteration of drysning.
June 27, 2007