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drizzle

(drɪzəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense drizzles, present participle drizzling, past tense, past participle drizzled
1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]
Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops.
The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
Synonyms: fine rain, spray, Scotch mist, mizzle More Synonyms of drizzle
2. verb
If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly.
Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle. [VERB]
I walked home in the drizzling rain. [VERB-ing]
3. verb
If you drizzle a liquid over food or drizzle food with a liquid, you pour a small quantity of the liquid all over the food.
Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad. [V n over n]
Drizzle them with warmed extra virgin olive oil. [VERB noun with noun]
[Also V n with over]
Synonyms: trickle, pour, dribble, splash More Synonyms of drizzle
More Synonyms of drizzle

drizzle in British English

(ˈdrɪzəl)
noun
1. 
very light rain, specifically consisting of droplets less than 0.5 mm in diameter
verb
2. (intransitive)
to rain lightly
3. (transitive)
to moisten with tiny droplets
Derived forms
drizzly (ˈdrizzly)
adjective
Word origin
Old English drēosan to fall; related to Old Saxon driosan, Gothic driusan, Norwegian drjōsa

drizzle in American English

(ˈdrɪzəl)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdrizzled or ˈdrizzling
1. 
to rain in fine, mistlike drops
verb transitive
2. 
to let fall in fine, mistlike drops
3.  Cookery
to drip or pour (a liquid) in a fine stream onto (a food)
noun
4. 
a fine, mistlike rain
Derived forms
drizzly (ˈdrizzly)
adjective
Word origin
prob. freq. of ME *drisnen (found only as ger. drisning), to fall as dew, akin to Norw dial. drysja, to drizzle & OE dreosan: see dreary

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Examples of 'drizzle' in a sentence
drizzle

Season well and drizzle with more olive oil and the balsamic vinegar.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Season and drizzle with oil from anchovies.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Scatter over aubergine and drizzle with oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Coat each piece in the crumbs then drizzle with the olive oil.
The Sun (2017)
Remove from the oven and drizzle with olive oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Put mushrooms on tray and drizzle over oil.
The Sun (2016)
Elsewhere it will be bright for a time before cloud builds from the northwest with further rain and drizzle spreading.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sprinkle over the chopped parsley, thyme and tarragon then drizzle over the olive oil.
The Sun (2016)
Sprinkle on salt and pepper and drizzle over the olive oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Transfer to a serving dish then drizzle with chilli oil.
The Sun (2012)
Season with sea salt and drizzle lightly with olive oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Shake it over salads or drizzle over pasta.
The Sun (2012)
Finish with a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cloudy with light drizzle or rain throughout the morning and early afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
 Add a good drizzle of orange dressing and sprinkle with the tarragon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Pour the lemon drizzle over the hot cake in the tin.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Turn back on to the skin side and drizzle with olive oil and salt.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Place the squash cubes in a large roasting tray and drizzle with oil and honey.
The Sun (2013)
Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Thin the parsley pesto with olive oil and drizzle on top of the salad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Place the strips of red pepper on a baking tray and drizzle lightly with olive oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Serve with the salad and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
The Sun (2015)
 Add a drizzle of vinegar and cook for a minute.
The Sun (2012)
Place a large nonstick pan over a medium heat and pour in a drizzle of oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Place in baking tray and drizzle over oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Season with salt and pepper and drizzle over the oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The pair maintained their concentration and composure throughout the various interruptions for drizzle and bad light to hold out.
The Sun (2006)
Is it raining when there's barely a fine drizzle?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It had clouded over and there was a fine drizzle, a thin mist veneer settling over the distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was standing in the rain, a drizzle that swept gently past the street lights in a drifting haze.
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In other languages
drizzle

British English: drizzle /ˈdrɪzl/ NOUN
Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops.
The drizzle stopped and the sun came out.
  • American English: drizzle
  • Arabic: رَذاذ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: garoa
  • Chinese: 毛毛雨
  • Croatian: kišica
  • Czech: mrholení
  • Danish: støvregn
  • Dutch: motregen
  • European Spanish: llovizna
  • Finnish: tihkusade
  • French: bruine
  • German: Nieselregen
  • Greek: ψιλοβρόχι
  • Italian: pioggerella
  • Japanese: 霧雨
  • Korean: 이슬비
  • Norwegian: duskregn
  • Polish: mżawka
  • European Portuguese: chuvisco
  • Romanian: burniță
  • Russian: мелкий дождь
  • Latin American Spanish: llovizna
  • Swedish: duggregn
  • Thai: ฝนตกปรอยๆ
  • Turkish: çisenti
  • Ukrainian: мряка
  • Vietnamese: mưa phùn
British English: drizzle VERB
If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly.
Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
  • American English: drizzle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: chuviscar
  • Chinese: 下毛毛雨
  • European Spanish: lloviznar
  • French: bruiner
  • German: nieseln
  • Italian: piovigginare
  • Japanese: 霧雨が降る
  • Korean: 보슬비가 내리다
  • European Portuguese: chuviscar
  • Latin American Spanish: lloviznar

Chinese translation of 'drizzle'

drizzle

(ˈdrɪzl)

n (s/u)

  1. 蒙(濛)蒙(濛)细(細)雨 (méngméng xìyǔ)

vi

  1. it is drizzling 下着(著)毛毛雨 (xiàzhe máomaoyǔ)
(noun) 
Definition
very light rain
The drizzle had stopped and the sun was breaking through.
Synonyms
fine rain
spray
The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray of the waterfall.
Scotch mist
mizzle
smir (Scottish)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to rain lightly
It was starting to drizzle.
Synonyms
rain
It rained the whole weekend.
shower
They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
spit
It will stop in a minute - it's only spitting.
spray
A shower of seeds sprayed into the air and fell on the grass.
We sprayed the area with weedkiller.
sprinkle
Cheese can be sprinkled on egg and vegetable dishes.
mizzle (dialect)
spot or spit with rain
2 (verb) 
Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck.
Synonyms
trickle
A tear trickled down his cheek.
pour
Pour a small amount of water into a glass.
dribble
Sweat dribbled down his face.
splash
He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face.
drip
a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor
sprinkle

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dribble
Definition
to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops
Sweat dribbled down his face.
Synonyms
run,
drip,
trickle,
drop,
leak,
ooze,
seep,
fall in drops
in the sense of drip
Definition
to fall or let fall in drops
a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor
Synonyms
drop,
splash,
sprinkle,
trickle,
dribble,
exude,
drizzle,
plop
in the sense of pour
Definition
to flow or cause to flow out in a stream
Pour a small amount of water into a glass.
Synonyms
let flow,
spill,
splash,
dribble,
drizzle,
slop (informal),
slosh (informal),
decant

Synonyms of 'drizzle'

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