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
Tuesday, freezing rain turned to a freezing drizzle but was expected to continue through the late evening, with another round of heavier freezing precipitation arriving after midnight into early Wednesday, according to the weather service.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
An hour later, freezing drizzle shut down the airport’s runways.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2023
Forecasters predicted the freezing rain could leave as much as half an inch of ice before turning into a freezing drizzle sometime after sunset.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2021
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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