Drizzle

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

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.”

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