On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Drizzle. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as rain or rainfall and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Drizzle meaning
- To rain lightly.
- To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
- To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
Using Drizzle
- The main meaning on this page is: To rain lightly. | To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. | To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
- Useful related words include: mizzle, rain, rainfall, rain down.
- In the example corpus, drizzle often appears in combinations such as: and drizzle, drizzle of, drizzle with.
Context around Drizzle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drizzle
- In this selection, "drizzle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, freezing, lightly, light, advisory, came and arriving stand out and add context to how "drizzle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a drizzle of honey and a freezing drizzle advisory has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drizzle" sits close to words such as aiken, bitterly and blazer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drizzle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A drizzle of honey finished this homey dish. (8 words)
Cloudy, chance of showers or drizzle, 40 km/h wind gusts, high. (12 words)
Drizzle the two sticks of melted margarine over the dry cake mix. (12 words)
Blackburn had thrown eight straight pitches out of the strike zone at one point and said his landing spot on the mound became muddy in the constant drizzle during the first inning. (32 words)
Meanwhile, drizzle the prepared fish all over with the olive oil and butter, then put in the hot pan, cover and leave to sear for five minutes. (27 words)
It will be cloudy and damp for most with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, though a few bright spells will develop in the north and northeast. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lightly drizzle the cake cubes with the syrup – do not soak them – just a light drizzle will do.
The freezing drizzle is expected to change over to all drizzle or light rain by mid-morning Sunday.
Add a few dumplings to each bowl of soup, sprinkle with black pepper and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.
A drizzle of honey finished this homey dish.
A freezing drizzle advisory has been issued for parts of southwestern Manitoba, Environment Canada says.
Also a drizzle of fresh herb oil in place of the olive oil would be a nice little garnish.
And ten minutes later the drizzle came back, the kind of rain that settles like a bedtime blanket over the ground.
Beaches will still be cloudy Wednesday and some drizzle is possible amid a high of 61.
Blackburn had thrown eight straight pitches out of the strike zone at one point and said his landing spot on the mound became muddy in the constant drizzle during the first inning.
But maybe Messi slowed the monsoon to a mere drizzle to allow the moment the soccer world awaited to arrive.
Clear spells to begin the night, then outbreaks of drizzle arriving during the early hours of Friday.
Cloudy, chance of showers or drizzle, 40 km/h wind gusts, high.
Drizzle the two sticks of melted margarine over the dry cake mix.
Friday is also expected to be a wet and dull day, with patchy rain and drizzle for the eastern coasts and showers in the south.
Heat a griddle pan over high heat and drizzle the bread with about 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Here’s a list of some of the best rainy-day destinations that are well worth a visit, come drizzle or downpour.
India, put in to bat, were 79-1 off 9.5 overs when a steady drizzle stopped play.
It will be cloudy and damp for most with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, though a few bright spells will develop in the north and northeast.
Ladle into bowls and serve topped with the jerusalem artichoke and mushroom migas, a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and some freshly cracked black pepper.
Meanwhile, drizzle the prepared fish all over with the olive oil and butter, then put in the hot pan, cover and leave to sear for five minutes.
Common combinations with drizzle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and drizzle 38×
- drizzle of 27×
- drizzle with 26×
- drizzle and 12×
- drizzle the 10×
- with drizzle 8×
- of drizzle 8×
- drizzle over 8×
- freezing drizzle 7×
- or drizzle 7×