drizzle

Everyday

1. Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops. tree →
2. To drizzle (weather) means to rain lightly. tree →
3. In cooking, to drizzle is to pour a thin stream of liquid over food, such as honey or oil. tree →

In the lessons

Used in weather reports and everyday talk (very common in the UK and Ireland) and in recipes. Phrases: «a light drizzle», «it's drizzling», «drizzle with olive oil». It tells the reader the rain is weak but wet.

Examples

• It's only drizzle, so we can still walk to school. tree →
• A cold drizzle fell all afternoon. tree →
• It started to drizzle as we left the park. tree →
• Drizzle honey over the pancakes. tree →
• Mum drizzled lemon icing on the cake. tree →
• The forecast says drizzle in the morning, sun later. tree →
• Soon it began to drizzle; then the drops came faster, and there was a regular down-pour. tree →

Note

As weather it is usually uncountable: «drizzle», «some drizzle», but «a light drizzle» is fine. Drizzle is lighter than rain and much lighter than a downpour. Adjective: drizzly.