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Definition of drizzle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drizzle

verb
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they drizzle
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
he / she / it drizzles
 
/ˈdrɪzlz/
 
/ˈdrɪzlz/
past simple drizzled
 
/ˈdrɪzld/
 
/ˈdrɪzld/
past participle drizzled
 
/ˈdrɪzld/
 
/ˈdrɪzld/
-ing form drizzling
 
/ˈdrɪzlɪŋ/
 
/ˈdrɪzlɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly
    • It was drizzling outside.
    • When they left it was beginning to drizzle.
    Topics Weatherc2
  2. [transitive] drizzle something (over something) to pour a small amount of liquid over the surface of something synonym dribble
    • Drizzle the lemon juice over the fish.
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to dreary.
See drizzle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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