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Meaning of Drizzle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdɹɪz.l

Definitions

  1. Light rain.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Water.
    countable, slang, uncountable
  4. A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans motreën
Български пикая ръмя
Bosanski breča bura mera роса
Dansk pisse stænke
Esperanto verŝi
Euskara langar
Gaeilge bradán ceobhrán
Hausa yayyafi
עברית טפטוף
Hrvatski breča bura mera роса
Bahasa Indonesia gerimis
Íslenska úði
日本語 小雨 時雨 糸雨 霧雨
한국어 가랑비 이슬비
Kurdî bûra drop mera
Lëtzebuergesch Fisemreen Gefisems
Македонски до́ждец роса роси
Português caruja chuviscar chuvisco garoa garoar
Српски breča bura mera роса
Svenska dugg dugga duggregn duggregna
Tagalog ambon tubig
Українська мрячити
Tiếng Việt mưa phùn phùn

Examples

“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.”
“No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.”
“Stop drinking all of my drizzle!”
“April 19, 2013,Felicity Cloake, "How to Cook the Perfect Lemon Drizzle Cake" in The Guardian Drizzle is not normally good news. Not when it's falling from the sky, not when it's replacing a decent helping of sauce, and especially not when it's found on a menu in close proximity to the words "balsamic vinegar". Deliciously sticky, sweet and sour lemon drizzle cake is the one, and very honourable, exception.”
“The rest of the day is spent trying to concentrate on ingredient labels, ordering supplies, baking some fairy cakes for a hen party and two lemon drizzles, one for a new baby and one for an old dear's birthday.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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