drizzle

driz·zle

 (drĭz′əl)

v. driz·zled, driz·zling, driz·zles

v.intr.

To rain gently in fine, mistlike drops.

v.tr.

1. To let fall in fine drops or particles: drizzled melted butter over the asparagus.

2. To moisten with fine drops: drizzled the asparagus with melted butter.

n.

A fine, gentle, misty rain.

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[Perhaps from Middle English drisning, fall of dew, from Old English -drysnian (in gedrysnian, to pass away, vanish); see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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driz′zly adj.

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drizzle

(ˈdrɪzəl)

n

(Physical Geography) very light rain, specifically consisting of droplets less than 0.5 mm in diameter

vb

1. (Physical Geography) (intr) to rain lightly

2. (tr) to moisten with tiny droplets

[Old English drēosan to fall; related to Old Saxon driosan, Gothic driusan, Norwegian drjōsa]

ˈdrizzly adj

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driz•zle

(ˈdrɪz əl)

v. -zled, -zling,
n. v.i.

1. to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle.

2. to fall in fine drops.

v.t.

3. to let fall or pour in fine drops or a fine stream.

4. to cover with or as if with fine drops.

n.

5. a very light rain.

6. Meteorol. precipitation consisting of numerous, minute droplets of water less than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter.

[1535–45; perhaps back formation from dryseling, dissimilated variant of Middle English drysning fall (of dew)]

driz′zling•ly, adv.

driz′zly, adj.

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drizzle

Past participle: drizzled
Gerund: drizzling

Imperative

drizzle

drizzle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower mizzle rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Verb	1.	drizzle - rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" mizzle rain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
	2.	drizzle - moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" moisten splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"

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drizzle

noun

1. fine rain, spray, Scotch mist, mizzle, smir (Scot.) The drizzle had stopped and the sun was breaking through.

verb

1. rain, shower, spit, spray, sprinkle, mizzle (dialect), spot or spit with rain It was starting to drizzle.

2. trickle, pour, dribble, splash, drip, sprinkle Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck.

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Translations

تُمْطِرُ رَذاذارَذاذرَذاذ، مَطَر خَفيف

mrholenímrholitmžení

støvregnstøvregne

NieselregenSprühregennieseln

ψιλοβρόχιψιχαλίζω

lloviznalloviznarchirimiri

tihkusadetihkuttaatihuttaalorottaasataa tihkua

bruinebruiner

kišica

szitálszitálásszitáló esõszemerkélszemerkélés

úðiúîaúîarigning

pioggerellapiovigginarepiovigginosoacquerugiola

霧雨

이슬비

dulksnadulksnotilynotismulkus lietus

smalks lietussmidzināt

druppelenmotregenstofregen

duskregnduskregne

mżawkasikać

chuviscogaroachuviscar

изморосьмелкий дождьморосить

mrholeniemrholiť

pršecpršeti

duggregn

ฝนตกปรอยๆ

çiselemekçiseltiçisentiahmakıslatançiseleme

mưa phùn

下蒙蒙细雨毛毛雨细雨

drizzle

[ˈdrɪzl]

A. N → llovizna f, garúa f (LAm)

B. VI → lloviznar

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drizzle

[ˈdrɪz^əl]

n → bruine f, crachin m

vi → bruiner
it is drizzling → il bruine

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drizzle

n → Nieselregen m, → Sprühregen m

vi → nieseln

vt (pour over) → träufeln; drizzle oil over the salad → Öl auf den Salat träufeln

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drizzle

[ˈdrɪzl]

1. n → pioggerella, acquerugiola

2. vi → piovigginare

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drizzle

(ˈdrizl) verb

(only with it as subject) to rain in small drops. motreën تُمْطِرُ رَذاذا рося chuviscar mrholit nieseln støvregne ψιχαλίζειlloviznar tibutama نم نم باریدن tihuttaa bruiner לָרֶדֶת גֶשֶם קָל बूंदा-बांदी होना rominjati szitál (eső) menitik-nitik úða piovigginare 霧雨が降る 비가 부슬부슬 내리다 dulksnoti, lynoti smidzināt hujan renyai-renyai motregenenduskregne mżyć څاڅكى څاڅكى اوريدل chuviscar a burniţa моросить mrholiť pršeti rominjati duggregna ตกปรอย ๆ çiselemek 下濛濛細雨 мрячити بوندا باندی ہونا mưa phùn 下蒙蒙细雨

noun

fine, light rain. mot reën رَذاذ، مَطَر خَفيف ситен дъжд chuvisco mrholení der Nieselregen støvregn ψιχάλαllovizna uduvihm نم نم باران tihkusade bruine גֶשֶם קָל बूंदा-बांदी kišica, izmaglica szitáló eső gerimis úðarigning pioviggine 霧雨 이슬비, 보슬비 dulksna, smulkus lietus smalks lietus hujan renyai-renyai motregenduskregnmżawka څاڅكى څاڅكى اوريدل chuvisco burniţă мелкий дождь mrholenie pršec sitna kiša duggregn ฝนตกโปรยปราย çiselti 細雨 дрібний дощ, мряка ہلکی بارش sự mưa phùn 细雨

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drizzle

→ رَذاذ mrholení støvregn Nieselregen ψιλοβρόχι llovizna tihkusade bruine kišica pioggerella 霧雨 이슬비 motregen duskregn mżawka chuvisco, garoa мелкий дождь duggregn ฝนตกปรอยๆ çisenti mưa phùn 毛毛雨

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