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drizzle definition

driz·zle (driz′əl)

intransitive verb drizzled -·zled, drizzling -·zling

to rain in fine, mistlike drops

Etymology: 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

transitive verb

  1. to let fall in fine, mistlike drops
  2. Cooking to drip or pour (a liquid) in a fine stream onto (a food)

noun

a fine, mistlike rain

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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