Meaning & use
drizzle
Light rain falling in fine, sparse drops, gentler and steadier than a typical shower.
See it in a sentence
A cold drizzle fell over the city all afternoon, keeping most people indoors.
We walked through the drizzle without bothering to open our umbrellas.
A note on using this word
As a verb, drizzle also describes lightly pouring a thin stream of liquid, as in 'drizzle honey over the yogurt.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To rain lightly, or to pour a liquid in a thin, light stream over food.
She drizzled olive oil over the salad just before serving it.
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