Drizzling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amount of liquid that is drizzled.

    "Make use of fresh herbs and spices, squeezes of citrus juice and zest, and spare drizzlings of olive oil instead of flavoring your food with a lot of added fat, salt, or sugar."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of drizzle. form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The ravviſh danke of clumzie vvinter ramps / The fluent ſummers vaine: and drizling ſleete / Chilleth the vvan bleak cheek of the numd earth, / VVhilſt ſnarling guſts nibble the iuyceles leaues, / From the nak't ſhuddring branch; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops wordnet

Synonyms

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blindingdescendingdrivingdrummingmistyparfilage

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"It's drizzling out in the garden."

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