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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
  • 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
  • The following day the heat had dissipated and the weather was overcast and drizzly.
    Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • My trick with this set is to detach the plant from the base, then gently run over the base, leaves, and petals with a dusting cloth.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Rotor, an unmanned aerial vehicle technology firm which is working to turn small helicopters into autonomous crop-dusting machines for farms, uses part of the former site for manufacturing, according to tech newspaper column Granite Geek.
    Jordan King John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Gregor: There’s like a water drippy kind of sound to it.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025
  • This can make your arrangement look more natural and cover any drippy glue.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than spraying the formula directly onto her skin, our tester applied it to a cotton round instead.
    Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Under the post that included romantic and silly shots of Neeson sprinkling some popcorn over her head, Joely left a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Then, to complete the deep clean, Lane suggests, sprinkling baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher and running a second hot cycle with no detergent.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
  • From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Many devotees endured the rainy weather to honor the statue and attend a mass led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski in the evening.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Then, following what is typically a dry winter, the new rainy season starts in October and November.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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