drizzle /ˈdɹɪzəl/verb 6noun 5forms 3 verb6 •To rain lightly.We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day. •To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.And from mine eyes the drizling teares descend, As on your boughes the ysicles depend. — 1579 •To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it. •To cover by pouring in this manner.The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil. •(slang) To urinate.She'll be right back, had to drizzle before we leave. •(old-fashioned) To carry out parfilage, the process of unravelling. noun5 •Light rain.Up here, it's a 'dreich' day with steady drizzle. Deep drainage channels either side of the track are already more like streams: Rannoch Moor is a wet place. — 2023 •Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle. •Something that is drizzled.The warm apple tart, made to order, had a definitively crisp shell. Its filling of apples was tender and sweet, and the drizzle of caramel rum sauce added sophistication. — 1999 •A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner. •(slang) Water.Stop drinking all of my drizzle! formsdrizzled · drizzling · drizzles
