drizzle
(drɪzəl )
Word forms: drizzles , drizzling , drizzled
1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]
Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops.
The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
Synonyms: fine rain, spray, Scotch mist, mizzle
2. verb
If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly.
Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle. [VERB]
I walked home in the drizzling rain. [VERB-ing]
3. verb [Also V n with over]
If you drizzle a liquid over food or drizzle food with a liquid, you pour a small quantity of the liquid all over the food.
Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad. [V n over n]
Drizzle them with warmed extra virgin olive oil. [VERB noun with noun]
Synonyms: trickle, pour, dribble, splash
Image of drizzle
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Collocations:
drizzle of honey drizzle of oil fine drizzle lemon drizzle persistent drizzle steady drizzle
Finish with a drizzle of honey, then remove from the heat.
Times, Sunday Times
Try it with goat's cheese and a drizzle of honey.
Times, Sunday Times
Add prawns and drizzle of honey and cook for 6-8 mins on a medium heat.
The Sun
Serve with a drizzle of honey, fresh strawberries and a spoonful of crème fraiche.
The Sun
Top with a drizzle of honey and 60g of walnuts.
The Sun
Put a drizzle of oil in the wok or pan and add the broccoli.
The Sun (2013)
Add the chickpeas and a drizzle of oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Place a large nonstick pan over a medium heat and pour in a drizzle of oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Put a drizzle of oil into a frying pan and cook the minced up chicken until it turns from pink to white.
The Sun (2013)
COOK the pancetta in a pan with a little drizzle of oil for about four minutes until cooked through.
The Sun (2013)
Is it raining when there's barely a fine drizzle?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It had clouded over and there was a fine drizzle, a thin mist veneer settling over the distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The sea was smooth and calm as the proverbial millpond and a fine drizzle began drifting down.
COVER STORY (1999)
The lemon drizzle cake, which has just six ingredients in its original form, has 18 in the preprepared version.
The Sun (2017)
I made your lemon drizzle cake a few weeks ago and nearly slipped into a diabetic coma.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Pour the lemon drizzle over the hot cake in the tin.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This is where the lemon drizzle cake comes in.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We bonded nearly three years ago - over a slice of lemon drizzle cake!
The Sun (2015)
Persistent drizzle thereafter meant that play was not called off until 5.20pm.
Times, Sunday Times
The persistent drizzle and mist had hidden the game, but brought out clouds of flying termites.
Times, Sunday Times
They faced four overs of the reply before persistent drizzle turned to heavier rain.
Times, Sunday Times
Seldom has persistent drizzle looked so seductive.
Times, Sunday Times
Even the steady drizzle failed to dampen our mood; we were thrilled to be finally using our wet-weather gear.
Times,Sunday Times
A steady drizzle was falling, and doing an effective job of washing the snow away.
Times, Sunday Times
All three and the 34,145 other registered competitors ran in a steady drizzle, which cooled the conditions for those in fancy dress as a gorilla, a beli-sha beacon or bird.
Times, Sunday Times
In steady drizzle, handling was never going to be easy, but the error count went against the home side, who knocked on nine times in the first half alone.
Times, Sunday Times
Lightning delayed the start of the second half for about 30 minutes; by the time the teams resumed play, a steady drizzle had begun.
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Translations:
Chinese: 毛毛雨, 下毛毛雨
Japanese: 霧雨, 霧雨が降る