Definition of drizzle Drizzle

/dɹɪˈzʌl/ - [drizul] - driz•zle

We found 16 definitions of drizzle from 6 different sources.

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What does drizzle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: drizzles

drizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
  mizzle
  rainfall, rain anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"

Verb

drizzles, drizzling, drizzled  

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"
drizzle - moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"
  moisten
  splosh, sprinkle, splash scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • drizzle (Noun)
    Light rain.
  • drizzle (Noun)
    . Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
  • drizzle (Noun)
    Water.
  • drizzle (Verb)
    To rain lightly.
  • drizzle (Verb)
    To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
  • drizzle (Verb)
    To urinate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • drizzle (v. i.)
    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.
  • drizzle (v. t.)
    To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  • drizzle (n.)
    Fine rain or mist.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • drizzle
    Fine, light rain.
  • drizzle
    To rain steadily in fine drops.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Drizzle is the name given to light rain. The drop size of drizzle is smaller than that of rain, about 0.5 mm (millimeters) in diameter.

Part of speech

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  • drizzle, verb, present, 1st person singular of drizzle (infinitive).
  • drizzle, verb (infinitive).
  • drizzle, noun, singular of drizzles.

Pronunciation

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