NOUN | phenomenon | drizzle, mizzle | very light rain |
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VERB | weather | drizzle, mizzle | rain lightly / lightly |
contact | drizzle, moisten | moisten with fine drops |
Sounds | drih'zahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower. | |
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Synonym | mizzle | |
Broader | rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere |
Spanish | calabobos, cernidillo, chirimiri, garúa, jarina, llovizna, serimiri, sirimiri, tapayagua | |
Catalan | ploviscó, plovisqueig, plugim, ruixim, xim-xim | |
Adjectives | drizzly | wet with light rain |
Verbs | drizzle | rain lightly / lightly |
Meaning | rain lightly / lightly. | |
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Pattern | It is ----ing | |
Model | It was drizzleing all day long | |
Example | "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" | |
Synonym | mizzle | |
Broader | rain, rain down | precipitate as rain |
Spanish | garuar, lloviznar | |
Catalan | ploviscar, plovisquejar | |
Nouns | drizzle | very light rain |
Meaning | moisten with fine drops. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They drizzle the bread with melted butter | |
Example | "drizzle the meat with melted butter" | |
Synonym | moisten | |
Broader | sprinkle, splash, splosh | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to spatter about, especially with force |
Spanish | humedecerse, humedecer, lloviznar, mojarse, mojar, rociar | |
Catalan | brusquinejar, humitejar-se, humitejar, mullar-se, mullar, plovisquejar, roinejar |
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