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Drizzling: meaning, definitions and examples

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drizzling

 

[ หˆdrษชz.ษ™lษชล‹ ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

weather

Of rain: falling lightly in very small, fine drops.

Synonyms

mizzling, showery, sprinkling

Examples of usage

  • The drizzling rain made everything damp.
  • I forgot my umbrella and got caught in the drizzling weather.
Context #2 | Verb

rain

To rain lightly and steadily.

Synonyms

mizzle, shower, sprinkle

Examples of usage

  • It started drizzling just as we were about to leave.
  • The forecast predicted drizzling all day.

Translations

Translations of the word "drizzling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น garoando

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเฅ‚เค‚เคฆเคพเคฌเคพเค‚เคฆเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nieselnd

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ gerimis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผั€ัั‡ะธั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ mลผawka

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้œง้›จ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท bruine

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ lloviznando

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงiseleyen

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ด์Šฌ๋น„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฑุฐุงุฐ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mrholenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mrholenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆฏ›ๆฏ›้›จ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prลกenje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ rigning

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัั–ั€ะบั– ะถะฐาฃะฑั‹ั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒ›แƒฅแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงiskin

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ lloviznando

Etymology

The word 'drizzling' originated from the Middle English word 'drisling', which is believed to be a combination of 'dry' and 'drizzle'. The term has been used since the 14th century to describe light rain falling in fine drops.

See also: drizzly.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29,880, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.