drizzle (verb)

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• drizzle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, light, slight ▪ persistent, steady DRIZZLE + VERB ▪ fall …   Collocations dictionary

• drizzle — [ˈdrɪz(ə)l] noun [singular/U] very light rain drizzle verb [I] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• drizzle — ► NOUN ▪ light rain falling in very fine drops. ► VERB 1) (it drizzles, it is drizzling, etc.) rain lightly. 2) Cookery pour a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over a dish. DERIVATIVES drizzly adjective …   English terms dictionary

• drizzle — [[t]drɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] drizzles, drizzling, drizzled 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through. 2) VERB If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. [it V]… …   English dictionary

• drizzle — [c]/ˈdrɪzəl / (say drizuhl) verb (drizzled, drizzling) –verb (i) 1. to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle. –verb (t) 2. Cookery to pour (viscous liquid) in a thin stream: to drizzle the oil over the salad. –noun 3. a very light rain …  

• drizzle — 1. verb /ˈdrɪz.l/ a) To rain lightly. The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil. b) To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking. The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it …   Wiktionary

• drizzle — 1. noun 1) they shivered in the drizzle Syn: fine rain, light shower, spray, mist 2) a drizzle of syrup Syn: trickle, dribble, drip, stream, rivulet; sprinkle, sprinkling 2 …   Thesaurus of popular words

• drizzle — I. noun Date: 1554 1. a fine misty rain 2. something that is drizzled < a drizzle of syrup > • drizzly adjective II. verb (drizzled; drizzling) Etymology: perhaps alterati …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drizzle — I UK [ˈdrɪz(ə)l] / US verb Word forms drizzle : present tense I/you/we/they drizzle he/she/it drizzles present participle drizzling past tense drizzled past participle drizzled 1) [intransitive] to rain in a very light way 2) [transitive] to pour …   English dictionary

• drizzle — driz|zle1 [ drızl ] verb 1. ) intransitive to rain in a very light way 2. ) transitive to pour a small amount of liquid over food that you are preparing drizzle driz|zle 2 [ drızl ] noun singular or uncount very light rain …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drizzle — 1 verb (I) to rain slightly: The rain isn t too bad it s only drizzling. 2 noun (singular, uncountable) weather that is between mist and rain: A light drizzle had started by the time we left. drizzly adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English