drizzle

drizzle
I. noun Date: 1554 1. a fine misty rain 2. something that is drizzled <
a drizzle of syrup
>
drizzly adjective II. verb (drizzled; drizzling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English drysnen to fall, from Old English -drysnian to disappear; akin to Gothic driusan to fall Date: 1584 transitive verb 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 ; sprinkledrizzlingly adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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Synonyms:
(in small drops),


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  • Drizzle — Driz zle, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. The air doth drizzle dew. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drizzle — [driz′əl] vi. drizzled, drizzling [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] to rain in fine, mistlike drops vt. 1. to let fall in fine, mistlike… …   English World dictionary

  • Drizzle — 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, n. A fine rain or mist. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drizzle — 1540s, perhaps an alteration of drysning a falling of dew (c.1400), from O.E. drysnian, related to dreosan to fall, from PIE root *dhreu (see DRIP (Cf. drip)). Or perhaps a frequentative of M.E. dresen to fall, from O.E. dreosan. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Drizzle —  Drizzle  Атмосферный аэрозоль, содержащий капли жидкости …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • drizzle — [v] fine rain dribble, drip, drop, mist, mizzle, shower, spit, spray, sprinkle; concept 526 Ant. downpour …   New thesaurus

  • drizzle — ► NOUN ▪ light rain falling in very fine drops. ► VERB 1) (it drizzles, it is drizzling, etc.) rain lightly. 2) Cookery pour a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over a dish. DERIVATIVES drizzly adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • Drizzle — For other uses, see Drizzle (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons Spring  …   Wikipedia

  • drizzle — [[t]drɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] drizzles, drizzling, drizzled 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through. 2) VERB If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. [it V]… …   English dictionary

  • drizzle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, light, slight ▪ persistent, steady DRIZZLE + VERB ▪ fall …   Collocations dictionary

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