driz|zle

driz|zle
driz|zle «DRIHZ uhl», verb, -zled, -zling, noun.
–v.i.
1. to rain very gently or in very small drops like mist.
2. to fall in fine drops: »

As the farmer sprayed his orchard the insecticide drizzled over the plants.

–v.t.
1. to shed or let fall in fine drops: »

The air doth drizzle dew (Shakespeare).

2. to sprinkle or wet with fine drops: »

... drizzled by the ceaseless spray (Scott).

–n.
very small drops of rain like mist: »

A steady drizzle made it hard to see across the field.

╂[perhaps Middle English dresen to fall, Old English drēosan + -le]

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  • driz — driz·zle droz·zle; driz·zling·ly; driz·zly; driz·zle; …   English syllables

  • zle-droz — driz·zle droz·zle; …   English syllables

  • zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… …   English syllables

  • drizzle — driz·zle …   English syllables

  • drizzle — driz•zle [[t]ˈdrɪz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, n. 1) to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle 2) to fall in fine drops 3) cvb to let fall or pour in fine drops or a fine stream 4) to cover with or as if with fine drops 5) a very light rain …   From formal English to slang

  • 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-drozzle — driz·zle droz·zle …   English syllables

  • Bedrizzle — Be*driz zle, v. t. To drizzle upon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[ o]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. The air doth drizzle dew. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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