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1. (v.i.) drizzle
to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle.
2. drizzle
to fall in fine drops.
3. (v.t.) drizzle
to let fall or pour in fine drops or a fine stream.
4. drizzle
to cover with or as if with fine drops.
5. (n.) drizzle
a very light rain.
6. drizzle
Meteorol. precipitation consisting of numerous, minute droplets of water less than
Etymology: (1535–45; perh. back formation from dryseling, dissimilated var. of ME drysning fall (of dew))
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| Definition of 'drizzle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) drizzle, mizzle
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
2. (verb) drizzle, mizzle
rain lightly
"When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"
3. (verb) drizzle, moisten
moisten with fine drops
"drizzle the meat with melted butter"
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1. (verb) drizzle
to rain slightly
It was drizzling all day.
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| Definition of 'drizzle' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) drizzle
fine rain or mist
2. (verb) drizzle
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
3. (verb) drizzle
to shed slowly in minute drops or particles
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Sense: (only withitas subject) to rain in small drops.
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 Afrikaans: motreën |
 Arabic: تُمْطِرُ رَذاذا |
 Bulgarian: рося |
 Brazilian: chuviscar |
 Czech: mrholit |
 German: nieseln |
 Danish: støvregne |
 Greek: ψιχαλίζει |
 Spanish: lloviznar |
 Estonian: tibutama |
 Farsi: نم نم باریدن |
 Finnish: tihuttaa |
 French: bruiner |
 Hebrew: לָרֶדֶת גֶשֶם קָל |
 Hindi: बूंदा-बांदी होना |
 Croatian: rominjati |
 Hungarian: szitál (eső) |
 Indonesian: menitik-nitik |
 Icelandic: úða |
 Italian: piovigginare |
 Japanese: 霧雨が降る |
 Korean: 비가 부슬부슬 내리다 |
 Lithuanian: dulksnoti, lynoti |
 Latvian: smidzināt |
 Malay: hujan renyai-renyai |
 Dutch: motregenen |
 Norwegian: duskregne |
 Polish: mżyć |
 Persian: قطره قطره باريدن |
 Pashto: څاڅكى څاڅكى اوريدل |
 Portuguese: chuviscar |
 Romanian: a burniţa |
 Russian: моросить |
 Slovak: mrholiť |
 Slovenian: pršeti |
 Serbian: rominjati |
 Swedish: duggregna |
 Thai: ตกปรอย ๆ |
 Turkish: çiselemek |
 Taiwanese: 下濛濛細雨 |
 Ukrainian: мрячити |
 Urdu: بوندا باندی ہونا |
 Vietnamese: mưa phùn |
 Chinese: 下蒙蒙细雨 |
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