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# To [[rain]] lightly.
 
# To [[rain]] lightly.
 
# To [[pour]] slowly and evenly, especially with [[oil]] in [[cooking]].
 
# To [[pour]] slowly and evenly, especially with [[oil]] in [[cooking]].
#: ''The recipe says to toss the salad and then '''drizzle''' it in olive oil.''
 
#: ''The recipe says to toss the salad and then '''drizzle''' olive oil on it.''
 
 
# {{slang}} To [[urinate]].
 
# {{slang}} To [[urinate]].
  
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===Thesaurus===
 
===Thesaurus===
 
[[Scotch mist]], [[blood rain]], [[drum]], [[evening mist]], [[fall]], [[flurry]], [[gout of rain]], [[mist]], [[misty rain]], [[mizzle]], [[moisture]], [[patter]], [[pelt]], [[pitter-patter]], [[pour]], [[pour with rain]], [[precipitate]], [[precipitation]], [[rain]], [[rain tadpoles]], [[raindrop]], [[rainfall]], [[rainwater]], [[sheet of rain]], [[shower]], [[shower down]], [[spatter]], [[spit]], [[splatter]], [[sprinkle]], [[stream]], [[tattoo]], [[unfrozen hydrometeor]], [[weep]], [[wet]]
 
[[Scotch mist]], [[blood rain]], [[drum]], [[evening mist]], [[fall]], [[flurry]], [[gout of rain]], [[mist]], [[misty rain]], [[mizzle]], [[moisture]], [[patter]], [[pelt]], [[pitter-patter]], [[pour]], [[pour with rain]], [[precipitate]], [[precipitation]], [[rain]], [[rain tadpoles]], [[raindrop]], [[rainfall]], [[rainwater]], [[sheet of rain]], [[shower]], [[shower down]], [[spatter]], [[spit]], [[splatter]], [[sprinkle]], [[stream]], [[tattoo]], [[unfrozen hydrometeor]], [[weep]], [[wet]]
 
===Etymology===
 
Perhaps a back-formation from {{term|dryseling|lang=en}}, a dissimilated variant of {{etyl|enm}} {{term|drysning||a falling of dew|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|drysnan||to extinguish|lang=ang}}, related to {{etyl|ang}} {{term|dreosan|drēosan|to fall, to decline|lang=ang}}, making it cognate to modern English {{term|droze}} and {{term|drowse}}.
 
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* {{audio|en-us-drizzle.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 
* {{audio|en-us-drizzle.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 
* {{rhymes|ɪzəl}}
 
* {{rhymes|ɪzəl}}
 
==Translations==
 
====Verb====
 
{{trans-top|to rain lightly}}
 
* [[Asturian]]: {{t|ast|orbayar}}, {{t|ast|pruar}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ръмя}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|mrholit}}
 
* Dutch: [[druppen]], [[motregenen]], [[miezeren]], [[motteren]]
 
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|pluveti|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|tihuttaa}}, {{t-|fi|tihkuttaa}}, {{t-|fi|sataa tihkua}}, {{t|fi|vihmoa}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|bruiner}}, {{t|fr|pleuvioter}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|nieseln}}
 
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szitál}}, {{t|hu|szemerkél}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|роси|tr=rósi}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Polish: [[mżyć]]
 
* Portuguese: {{t-|pt|chuviscar}}
 
* Romanian: {{t|ro|bura}}, {{t|ro|țârâi}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|моросить|tr=morosít'}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian:
 
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|сипити}}, {{t|sh|ромињати}}
 
*: Roman: {{t|sh|sipiti}}, {{t|sh|rominjati}}
 
* Spanish: {{t-|es|lloviznar}}
 
* Turkish: {{t|tr|çiselemek}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|to pour slowly and evenly}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|druppelen}}
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|verŝi|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Finnish: [[valella]]
 
* French: {{t+|fr|mouiller}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* German: [[träufeln]]
 
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szór}}
 
* Polish: [[skropić]]
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|to urinate}}
 
<!-- Slang only -->
 
* Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|пикая}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|lorottaa}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sikać}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{checktrans-top}}
 
* {{ttbc|sv}}: [[dugga]], [[duggregna]]
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{trans-top|light rain}}
 
* Arabic: {{t|ar|رذاذ|m|tr=radhaadh}}
 
* [[Asturian]]: {{t|ast|orbayu|m}}, {{t|ast|prúa|f}}
 
* [[Basque]]: {{t|eu|langar}}
 
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|ситен дъжд}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|mrholení|n}}, {{t-|cs|mžení|n}}
 
* Dutch: [[drop]], [[dropregen]], [[drup]], [[drupregen]], [[gemiezer]], [[motregen]], [[miezer]]
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|tihkusade}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|bruine|f}},  {{t|fr|crachin|m}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Nieselregen|m}}, {{t+|de|Sprühregen|m}}
 
* Hebrew: {{t|he|טיפטוף|p|tr=tiftuf}}
 
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szitálás}}, {{t|hu|szemerkélés}}
 
* Icelandic: {{t-|is|úði|m}}
 
* Italian: {{t-|it|pioggerella|f}}
 
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Gefisems|n}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|дождец|m|tr=dóždec}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Norwegian:
 
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|yr|n}}
 
*: Nynorsk: {{t-|nn|yr|n|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|mżawka|f}}
 
* Portuguese: {{t-|pt|chuvisco|m}}
 
* Russian: [[мелкий]] [[дождь]] {{m}}, [[моросящий]] [[дождь]] {{m}}, {{t+|ru|изморось|f|tr=ízmoros'}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian:
 
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|кишица|f}}
 
*: Roman: {{t|sh|kišica|f}}
 
* Spanish: [[llovizna]] {{f}}, [[chilchi]] {{m}} {{qualifier|Eastern Bolivia}}, [[cilampa]] {{f}} {{qualifier|Costa Rica}}, [[garúa]] {{f}} {{qualifier|Argentina|Bolivia|Ecuador|Nicaragua|Peru|Uruguay|Venezuela}}, [[jarina]] {{f}} {{qualifier|Dominican Republic}}, [[sirimiri]] {{m}} {{qualifier|Spanish Basque Country}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|duggregn|n}}
 
* Turkish: {{t|tr|ahmakıslatan}},  {{t|tr|çiseleme}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|(''physics, weather'') numerous small and uniformly dispersed water drops}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|stofregen}}
 
* Finnish: [[sadesumu]], [[tihku]]
 
* German: {{t+|de|Nieselregen|m}}, {{t+|de|Sprühregen|m}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|роса|f|tr=rósa}}
 
* Norwegian:
 
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|yr|n}}
 
*: Nynorsk: {{t-|nn|yr|n|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|изморось|f|tr=izmoros'}}
 
* Serbo-Croatian:
 
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|росуља}}
 
*: Roman: {{t|sh|rosulja}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|duggregn|n}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|(''slang'') water}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|flotte|f}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{checktrans-top}}
 
* {{ttbc|af}}: [[motreën]]
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
[[Category:en:Weather]]
 

Revision as of 08:42, 30 May 2014

English

Verb

Drizzle (third-person singular simple present Drizzles, present participle drizzling, simple past and past participle drizzled)

  1. To rain lightly.
  2. To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
  3. (slang) To urinate.

Noun

Drizzle (plural Drizzles)
  1. Light rain.
  2. (physics, weather). Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
    No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.
  3. (slang) Water.
    Stop drinking all of my drizzle!

Adverbs for Drizzle

driving; steaming; slow; spiritless; early-morning; fine; thick; cold; chill; falling.

Thesaurus

Scotch mist, blood rain, drum, evening mist, fall, flurry, gout of rain, mist, misty rain, mizzle, moisture, patter, pelt, pitter-patter, pour, pour with rain, precipitate, precipitation, rain, rain tadpoles, raindrop, rainfall, rainwater, sheet of rain, shower, shower down, spatter, spit, splatter, sprinkle, stream, tattoo, unfrozen hydrometeor, weep, wet

Pronunciation