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/ |
- [intransitive] when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly
- It was drizzling outside.
- When they left it was beginning to drizzle.
- [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.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to dreary.