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drizzled

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Main Entry:
2drizzle
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
driz·zled; driz·zling 
          Listen to the pronunciation of drizzling \-z(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:
perhaps alteration of Middle English drysnen to fall, from Old English -drysnian to disappear; akin to Gothic driusan to fall
Date:
1584
transitive verb 1 : to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles 2 : to make wet with minute drops : sprinkle <vegetables drizzled with olive oil> intransitive verb : to rain in very small drops or very lightly : sprinkle
driz·zling·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of drizzlingly \-z(ə-)liŋ-lē\ adverb


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