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Drizzly is an English word with synonyms like drippy or wet. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Drizzly meaning

Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.

Synonyms of Drizzly

drippy wet

Related words

Other words often associated with Drizzly or its synonyms:

mawkish emotional watery bathetic soppy soused boggy schmaltzy sloppy dewy maudlin slushy

Using Drizzly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.
  • Useful related words include: drippy, wet.
  • In the example corpus, drizzly often appears in combinations such as: and drizzly, on drizzly, drizzly afternoon.

Context around Drizzly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

typically 1× grey 1× few 1× initially 1× cold 1×

Often after:

afternoon 2× morning 1× queue 1× spring 1× weekday 1× outbreaks 1× start 1× sprinkles 1× autumn 1× overcast 1×

Sentence patterns with Drizzly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a cold drizzly windy day 1× a few drizzly outbreaks at 1× a grey drizzly weekday on 1× a typically drizzly queue in 1× be a drizzly overcast day 1× chilly and drizzly morning in 1× damp and drizzly you might 1× dull and drizzly than crisp 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although a trip 1× forecasters have predicted 1× however the ensuing 1× korla tells the 1× on a grey 1× remaining mostly cloudy 1×

Common sentence endings:

a drizzly spring 1× chances and advanced 1× drizzly autumn day 1× drizzly windy day 1× in coddling warmth 1× of the day 1×

Words around Drizzly

Just before it in the word index:

drizzling 15 drizzles 8 drizzled 36 drizzle 213 drizly 3 drizella 2

Just after it in the word index:

drizzt 3 drizzy 22 drl 8 drm 49 drmic 3 drms 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Drizzly

  • In this selection, "drizzly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, typically, grey, few, afternoon, morning and queue stand out and add context to how "drizzly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cold drizzly windy day and a few drizzly outbreaks at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "drizzly" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with drizzly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Remaining mostly cloudy on Christmas Eve with a few drizzly outbreaks at first. (13 words)

To the uninitiated, the third of October is just another drizzly autumn day. (13 words)

We could even see some drizzly sprinkles around through the first half of the day. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

It was not a particularly cold winter, more dull and drizzly than crisp and blindingly white, although there were occasional snow and sleet flurries with December seeing a mean temperature of 3.9C. (33 words)

The theme echoes the hotel’s warren of stylish Georgian lounges, furnished with multiple fireplaces so you can curl up with a book on a drizzly afternoon in coddling warmth. (30 words)

It was a chilly and drizzly morning in Millgrove which didn’t distract the Under 9 Redbacks as they put on a dominant display against Yarra Valley Vikings. (28 words)

Example sentences (14)

Although a trip to the Fitzwilliam is always a good option when it's damp and drizzly, you might be looking out for new places to visit.

It was a chilly and drizzly morning in Millgrove which didn’t distract the Under 9 Redbacks as they put on a dominant display against Yarra Valley Vikings.

The theme echoes the hotel’s warren of stylish Georgian lounges, furnished with multiple fireplaces so you can curl up with a book on a drizzly afternoon in coddling warmth.

This time around, on a drizzly afternoon (58 degrees at the start), Cheverus didn’t need any extra time, as it took advantage of its chances and advanced.

But for those not willing to withstand hours in a typically drizzly queue in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Spudman has served up a treat just for you.

Forecasters have predicted that parts of the UK are set to bask in a short-lived burst of sun next week following a drizzly spring.

On a grey, drizzly weekday on Morecambe’s Marine Road, there is no shortage of locals eager to share their own Fury anecdotes.

Remaining mostly cloudy on Christmas Eve with a few drizzly outbreaks at first.

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However, the ensuing weeks of May after the initially drizzly start will hopefully return to average with some drier days to come, too.

We could even see some drizzly sprinkles around through the first half of the day.

It was not a particularly cold winter, more dull and drizzly than crisp and blindingly white, although there were occasional snow and sleet flurries with December seeing a mean temperature of 3.9C.

To the uninitiated, the third of October is just another drizzly autumn day.

It's going to be a drizzly, overcast day with a high of 70—the perfect temperature for wearing jeans and regretting it later.

Korla tells the following story that someone shared with her: One day a group of guys were playing golf and it was a cold, drizzly, windy day.

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Common combinations with drizzly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "drizzly" in a sentence?
An example: "Although a trip to the Fitzwilliam is always a good option when it's damp and drizzly, you might be looking out for new places to visit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "drizzly" from authentic English texts.
What does "drizzly" mean?
Drizzly means: Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.
What are synonyms of "drizzly"?
Common synonyms of "drizzly" include: drippy, wet.
How many example sentences with "drizzly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "drizzly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.