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- Dictionarydrizzle/ˈdrɪzl/
noun
- 1. light rain falling in very fine drops: "Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle" Similar
- 2. (in cooking) a thin stream of a liquid ingredient trickled over food: "raw mushrooms, thinly sliced and served with lemon, a little salt, and a drizzle of olive oil" Similar
verb
- 1. rain lightly: "it's started to drizzle" Similar
- 2. (in cooking) trickle a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over food: "drizzle the clarified butter over the top" Similar
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DRIZZLE definition: 1. rain in very small, light drops: 2. a small amount of liquid that is lightly poured over…. Learn more.
1. : to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles. 2. : to make wet with minute drops : sprinkle. vegetables drizzled with olive oil. intransitive verb. : to rain in very small drops or very lightly : sprinkle. drizzlingly. ˈdri-zə-liŋ-lē. ˈdriz-liŋ- adverb. Synonyms. Noun. mist. mizzle. sprinkle.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
a small amount of liquid that is lightly poured over something: Serve the pasta with a drizzle of olive oil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. drizzle. verb. us / ˈdrɪz. ə l / uk / ˈdrɪz. ə l / drizzle verb (POUR)
Drizzle is a very light rain shower. You might grab an umbrella before you head out for a walk in the drizzle. When the weather report calls for drizzle, you know it's going to be a damp day, although you might leave your galoshes and rain suit at home.
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.
Definitions of 'drizzle'. 1. Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. [...] 2. If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. [...] 3. 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 meaning: 1 : to rain in very small drops; 2 : to pour a small amount of liquid onto or over something.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈdrɪzl / us. Add to word list. light rain. drizzle. verb [ I ] (Definition of drizzle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of drizzle. in Chinese (Traditional) 雨, 細雨，零星小雨，毛毛雨, 液體… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 雨, 细雨，零星小雨，毛毛雨, 液体… See more. in Spanish.
Origin of Drizzle. Perhaps a back-formation from dryseling, a dissimilated variant of Middle English drysning (“a falling of dew”), from Old English drysnan (“to extinguish”), related to Old English drēosan (“to fall, to decline”), making it cognate to modern English droze and drowse. From Wiktionary. Perhaps from Middle English ...
