freezing drizzle

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noun

drizzle that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze or rime upon contact with the ground.

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Origin of freezing drizzle

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby freezing drizzle

freezeout, freezer, freezer burn, freeze-up, freezing, freezing drizzle, freezing injunction, freezing mixture, freezing point, freezing rain, freezing works

How to use freezing drizzle in a sentence

While not showing up on radar, we’ve had patchy freezing drizzle across the area this evening and reports of multiple accidents.
PM Update: Slippery conditions through the night as periodic light wintry mix persists|Ian Livingston|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
There could be some more of that patchy freezing drizzle around.
D.C.-area forecast: Raw today. Iciness threat grows Saturday into early Sunday.|A. Camden Walker|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
There could be a few snowflakes at times or a bit of light freezing drizzle, but it shouldn’t amount to much.
PM Update: Light snow mainly passes south of us tonight; cloudy and cold Friday|Ian Livingston|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
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.
PM Update: Patchy, light freezing rain is a risk late tonight into early Tuesday|Ian Livingston|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

Coastal storms often throw in some freezing drizzle or sleet.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide|Virginia M. Wright|February 8, 2021|Outside Online
Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The “waters of Lake Minnetonka” may have been purifying, but they were also freezing.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Drew Servis, 24, was walking home Sunday night and recalls the temperature well below freezing.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They ended up crawling for much of the journey, scaling electric fences and fending off wild animals in freezing conditions.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apple is already positioning egg freezing as a boon to women at the company.
Don’t Be Fooled by Apple and Facebook, Egg Freezing Is Not a Benefit|Samantha Allen|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One day in April the thermometer suddenly rose to eighteen above the freezing-point of Fahrenheit.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The day dawned with a steady drizzle of rain, and, after a poor attempt at breakfast, I scoured the neighbourhood for a taxi.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
It is not an easy matter to sit up in a gale of wind, with freezing spray, and sometimes green seas, sweeping over one!
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
A sprout just showing will endure several nights' freezing if there is some warm sun in the day-time.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Did they perish from exposure to hunger and exhaustion, and the freezing blasts of winter?
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott