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Drizzle

Drizzle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drizzle? [n] very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower [v] moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" [v] rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drizzle: mizzle \| mizzle \| moisten Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drizzle: blood rain \| drum \| evening mist \| fall \| flurry \| gout of rain \| mist \| misty rain \| mizzle \| moisture \| patter \| pelt \| pitter-patter \| pour \| pour with rain \| precipitate \| precipitation \| rain \| rain tadpoles \| raindrop \| rainfall \| rainwater \| Scotch mist \| sheet of rain \| shower \| shower down \| spatter \| spit \| splatter \| sprinkle \| stream \| tattoo \| unfrozen hydrometeor \| weep \| wet See Also \| rain \| rain \| rain down \| rainfall \| splash \| splosh \| sprinkle Drizzle In Webster's Dictionary \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre['o]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. ``Drizzling tears.'' --Spenser. \Driz"zle\, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. ``The air doth drizzle dew.'' --Shak. \Driz"zle\, n. Fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.

Drizzle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drizzle?

[n] very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
[v] moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"
[v] rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Drizzle: mizzle | mizzle | moisten

Drizzle In Webster's Dictionary

\Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre['o]san to fall. See
{Dreary}.]
To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from
the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles;
drizzling drops or rain. ``Drizzling tears.'' --Spenser.


\Driz"zle\, v. t.
To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. ``The air doth
drizzle dew.'' --Shak.


\Driz"zle\, n.
Fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.

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