English
Etymology
The first part of the verb, driz- comes probably from ME. dr�se, OE. dr�osan
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪz�l|-ɪz�l
Verb
en-verb|drizzl|ing
- To rain lightly.
- To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
#:The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
#:The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
- slang To urinate.
Translations
trans-top|to rain lightly
Czech: mrholit
Finnish: tihuttaa, tihkuttaa, sataa tihkua
French: bruiner
German: nieseln
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trans-top|to pour slowly and evenly
Finnish: valella
Germany: träufeln
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trans-top|to urinate
Finnish: lorottaa
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ttbc|Dutch: motregenen, miezeren, motteren
ttbc|Hungarian: (es�) csepereg
ttbc|Polish: mżawka, mży�
ttbc|Swedish: dugga, duggregna
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Noun
en-noun
- Light rain
- context|physics|weather. Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
#:No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.
- slang Water.
#:Stop drinking all of my drizzle, bitch!
Translations
trans-top|light rain
Czech: mrholenà n, mženà n
Finnish: tihkusade
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French: bruine f
Swedish: duggregn n
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trans-top|(physics, weather) numerous small and uniformly dispersed water drops
Finnish: sadesumu, tihku
German: Niesel m, Nieselregen m
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Swedish: duggregn n
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trans-top|(slang) water
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ttbc|Afrikaans: motreën
ttbc|Dutch: motregen m
ttbc|Hungarian: szitáló es�
ttbc|Icelandic: úði m
ttbc|Polish: mżawka, mży�
ttbc|Portuguese: chuvisco f
ttbc|Spanish: llovizna f
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