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drizzle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'drizzle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drizzle [ n.]
- Fine rain or mist.
2 . 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.
3 . Drizzle [ v. t.]
- To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.

Meaning of 'drizzle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drizzle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- moisten with fine drops
Example in sentence:
  • drizzle the meat with melted butter
Meaning (2):
- rain lightly
Example in sentence:
  • When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant