| NOUN | phenomenon | drizzle, mizzle | very light rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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