freezing drizzle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freezing drizzle
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Slap-bang in the middle of a month that is all about freezing drizzle and self-denial, the third Monday in January is notoriously the gloomiest day of the year.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
An hour later, freezing drizzle shut down the airport’s runways.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2023
The system started with a round of freezing drizzle that made driving tricky in the Dakotas.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
Then there is more weather whiplash: on Saturday, fog and freezing drizzle.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2019
A freezing drizzle was falling as he walked to the tube station, tiny raindrops spattering his coat, and when he got there, he was absorbed by how many blobs of saliva were on the stairs.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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