drizzle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

driz·zle [drizzle drizzles drizzled drizzling] verb, noun BrE [ˈdrɪzl] NAmE [ˈdrɪzl]
verb
1. intransitive when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly
2. transitive ~ sth (over sth) to pour a small amount of liquid over the surface of sth
Syn: ↑dribble
•Drizzle the lemon juice over the fish.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to ↑dreary.

Example Bank:
•It was drizzling outside.
•When they left it was beginning to drizzle.
Derived Word: ↑drizzly
 
noun uncountable, singular
light fine rain
•A light drizzle was falling.
•The forecast for tomorrow is mist and drizzle.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: probably based on Old English drēosan ‘to fall’, of Germanic origin; probably related to ↑dreary.

Example Bank:
•We walked home through the drizzle.
•A light drizzle was falling as they left the cottage.
•Tomorrow will be mostly dry, except for outbreaks of drizzle over south-west England and Wales.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mizzle, moisten