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Noun: drizzle  dri-zul
  1. Very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
    - mizzle
Verb: drizzle  dri-zul
  1. Rain lightly
    "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant";
    - mizzle
     
  2. Moisten with fine drops
    "drizzle the meat with melted butter";
    - moisten

Derived forms: drizzled, drizzling, drizzles

Type of: rain, rain down, rainfall, splash, splosh [informal], sprinkle

Encyclopedia: Drizzle