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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
  • Over a hundred people turned out for Jack London Square’s Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest on Sunday, which lent vibrant color to a drizzly gray day.
    Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The trench coat The perfect weight for transitional weather, trench coats offer weatherproof protection on breezy, drizzly days.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After removing ornaments and dusting your tree, go ahead and dismantle it.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Experts overwhelmingly recommend dusting before vacuuming.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Riddim comes loaded with hundreds of instrument sounds, drum loops, bass and melody loops, and drippy effects—including a dub siren!
    Michael Calore, Wired News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Always follow product instructions exactly, and avoid spraying when beneficial insects such as bees or ladybugs are present in the area.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
  • If detected, they can be controlled by spraying the camellias with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Cameras caught a clergy member sprinkling a little holy water on the Acrisure Stadium turf about two hours before kickoff on Sunday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the second season of Andor, Tony Gilroy continued his indictment of rising fascism, sprinkling the sci-fi tropes with grandstanding political drama, the impending doom of an action thriller, and a helping of French-resistance imagery, then tossing it all in a blender.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • To my relief, the Turkish passenger stepped back inside, shook snow from his hair and stared at me through misty glasses, the exhilaration lifting off his damp clothes.
    Monisha Rajesh, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
  • It’s filled with lightweight insulation that still delivers solid heat, and the weather-resistant design offers both wind protection and a water-repellent finish—perfect for handling light rain or misty mornings.
    Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Bella escaped her family’s Houston, Texas, backyard on a rainy New Year's Eve in 2020.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago saw its rainiest January day in more than 50 years on Thursday night, as the storms even forced an unprecedented rainout for the Bulls game at the United Center.
    Tara Molina, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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