📖 drizzle

noun1 sense

1. very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

See also: mizzle

verb2 senses

1. moisten with fine drops“drizzle the meat with melted butter”
2. rain lightly“When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant”

See also: moistenmizzle

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