drizzle
to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
to fall in fine drops.
to pour in a fine stream: Drizzle melted butter over the breadcrumb topping.
to rain or let fall in fine drops or particles; sprinkle: He then drizzled grated cheese over the hot pasta.
a very light rain.
Meteorology. precipitation consisting of numerous minute droplets of water less than 0.02 inch (0.5 millimeter) in diameter.
Origin of drizzle
1Other words from drizzle
- drizzly, adverb
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How to use drizzle in a sentence
“We have all these great pictures where it was drizzling on us,” he says.
‘Marry Me’ Proves Ken Marino Is More Than Just an Asshole | Kevin Fallon | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt had rained all night and was still drizzling when I headed for the Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Cicero, Illinois.
It was drizzling the day Karen and Rodney Jones attended the Oklahoma State Fair with their two children, Weston and Caroline.
Oklahoma Farmers Find Ways to Cope While Waiting for Drought to End | Malcolm Jones | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSpoon the shrimp and sauce over the toast, drizzling some of the sauce around the toast.
My railway life began on a drizzling dismal day in the early autumn.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
It had been drizzling fitfully all day, but as we started on the trip, it began to rain in earnest.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyA few sentinels stood shivering in the cold and drizzling rain around the doors of the national palace.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottToiling up the hill, he arrived at Hotel Bellevue through a drizzling rain.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThe next day and the next night were stale and mean and musty with a drizzling winter rain.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for drizzle
/ (ˈdrɪzəl) /
very light rain, specifically consisting of droplets less than 0.5 mm in diameter
(intr) to rain lightly
(tr) to moisten with tiny droplets
Origin of drizzle
1Derived forms of drizzle
- drizzly, adjective
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