drizzle

ˈdɹɪzəl

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#1·7h ago

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.

Origin: Perhaps a back-formation from dryseling, a dissimilated variant of , from , related to , making it cognate to modern English droze and drowse. Compare also dialectal. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

(ambitransitive) To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.

The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.

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#3·7h ago

(cooking, transitive) To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.

The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.

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