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drizzle

/ˈdɹɪz.l/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Light rain.
  2. Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
  3. Water.
  4. A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
  5. To rain lightly.
  6. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  7. To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
  8. To cover by pouring in this manner.
  9. To urinate.
  10. To carry out parfilage, the process of unravelling.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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