drizzle
Translation
to drizzle, to sprinkle
Examples
It started to drizzle outside.
It started to drizzle outside.
Drizzle the olive oil over the salad.
Drizzle the olive oil over the salad.
Grammar Patterns
It drizzles to rain in small, light drops It started to drizzle outside.
((sth.)) over/on sth. to pour a liquid slowly over sth. Drizzle the olive oil over the salad.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (rain) sprinkle, spit; (liquid) trickle, drip
Etymology
Possibly from an Old English word 'drusian' meaning 'to become sluggish'. The sound of the word also imitates light rain.
Memory Tips
The 'zz' sound in 'drizzle' sounds like a soft, continuous rain or the sound of pouring a thin stream of syrup.