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freezing drizzle
noun
- drizzle that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the ground.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of freezing drizzle1
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Example Sentences
While not showing up on radar, we’ve had patchy freezing drizzle across the area this evening and reports of multiple accidents.
There could be some more of that patchy freezing drizzle around.
There could be a few snowflakes at times or a bit of light freezing drizzle, but it shouldn’t amount to much.
As it starts, there may be some snow or sleet, but that should transition to light and patchy freezing drizzle or freezing rain as temperatures warm aloft.
Coastal storms often throw in some freezing drizzle or sleet.
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