What does "drizzle" mean?
Drizzle: To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. "The air doth drizzle dew." Shak.
- 3.Fine rain or mist. Halliwell.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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