drizzle

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There's a spring drizzle, and then there's a hurricanes, both of which you can call "rain.

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Quick take

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drizzle gathered in one view.

noun

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

verb

rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"

verb

moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drizzle.

noun

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

verb

rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"

verb

moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"

Example sentences

There's a spring drizzle, and then there's a hurricanes, both of which you can call "rain.

In a "Seattle drizzle" you'll be fine; in a Chicago thunderstorm, not so much.

It actually is a constant drizzle, though only in the winter.

Not the slow drizzle of 'this week in civil liberties violations'.

They add a little bit of butter here, some mayo there, have a drizzle of salad dressing, a nice snack.

And there I experienced the endless weeks of overcast skies with no sunshine whatsoever and a succession of rain and drizzle.

Two "plus" factors that the three cities share are: it rarely gets particularly hot or cold, and the rain mostly comes in the form of drizzle rather than cataclysmic thunderstorms.

He'd dreamed he was going through a grove of timber trees where a gentle drizzle was falling, and for an instant he was happy in his dream, but when he awoke he felt completely spattered with bird shit.

I thought I'd be able to walk around in the drizzle and not get very wet, but my experience is that it's not really drizzle and I get soaked after a number of minutes outside.