drizzle
verb (used without object)
to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle.
drizzled
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past participleof drizzle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof drizzle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
drizzleverb (used without object)to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle.
Example Sentences
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Growing up, my mother would make a simple salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, and lemons, drizzled with salt, served alongside homemade curries, spiced rice and steamed fish fillets wrapped in banana leaf parcels.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
I ordered a stir fry of crab and broken rice with greens and yam that came topped with a fried soft-shell crab drizzled with shito, a Ghanaian chili sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
I drizzled the berries with honey, added a fair amount of orange zest for brightness, tossed everything together and slid the tray into a hot oven.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
“Meghan imagined what it would taste like to have a sage honey drizzled on her Thanksgiving turkey,” the newsletter revealed.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
She took the canteen out of her backpack and drizzled them with the water Ben had given her the day before.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
