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

drizzle

noun
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
 
/ˈdrɪzl/
 [uncountable, singular]
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  1. light fine rain
    • The forecast for tomorrow is mist and drizzle.
    • A light drizzle was falling.
    Extra Examples
    • We walked home through the drizzle.
    • Tomorrow will be mostly dry, except for outbreaks of drizzle over south-west England and Wales.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fine
    • light
    • slight
    • …
    drizzle + verb
    • fall
    preposition
    • in a/​the drizzle
    • through a/​the drizzle
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to dreary.
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