Main Entry:

²drizzle

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

driz·zled; driz·zling \-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 \-z(ə-)liŋ-lē\ adverb