Definition of drizzle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
weatherlight rain falling in fine drops
- The drizzle continued throughout the morning.
2.
cookingUS decorative liquid pattern on foodUS
- The cake had a chocolate drizzle on top.
Verb
1.
weatherintr. rain lightly with small dropsintr.
- It started to drizzle just as we left.
2.
cookingtr./intr. pour liquid slowly over foodtr./intr.
- Drizzle olive oil over the salad before serving.
3.
- He went to the corner to drizzle.
Images of drizzle
light rain falling in fine drops 
decorative liquid pattern on food
Expressions with drizzle
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sponge cake with syrup poured after baking
She made a lemon drizzle cake for dessert.
Origin of drizzle
Middle English, drysning (falling of dew)
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Examples of drizzle in a sentence
The drizzle made the streets slippery. She added a caramel drizzle to the dessert plate. The chef's signature dish features a raspberry drizzle. The sky darkened as it began to drizzle. We decided to stay indoors when it started to drizzle. Drizzle honey over the pancakes for added sweetness.
You should drizzle some balsamic vinegar on the tomatoes. He had to find a discreet spot to drizzle. The toddler started to drizzle unexpectedly.
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- French:bruine, bruiner, ...
- German:Nieselregen, nieseln, ...
- Italian:pioggerella, piovigginare, ...
- Spanish:chirimiri, lloviznar, ...
- Portuguese:chuvisco, chuviscar, ...
- Chinese:细雨, 下毛毛雨, ...
- Japanese:霧雨, 霧雨が降る, ...
- Arabic:رذاذ, رَذَذَ, ...
- Hebrew:טִפְטוּף, לְטַפְטֵף, ...
- Russian:морось, моросить, ...
- Ukrainian:мряка, накрапати, ...
- Hindi:बूंदाबांदी, बूंदाबांदी होना, ...
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