Drizzle
WordNet
noun
(1) Very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
verb
(2) Moisten with fine drops
"Drizzle the meat with melted butter"
(3) Rain lightly
"When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"
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Etymology
The first part of the verb, driz- comes probably from drēse, drēosan
Verb
- To rain lightly.
- To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
- The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
- The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
- To urinate.
Noun
- Light rain.
- . Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
- No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.
- Water.
- Stop drinking all of my drizzle, bitch!