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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

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Adjective
  • On a cool, drizzly day in Oakland, California, the film director Boots Riley often seemed less like a person than like a landmark—clockable from a distance.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • On a drizzly summer night, Adams signed and signed.
    New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • To maximize efficiency, pair windowsill cleaning with dusting the blinds or vacuuming fabric window treatments as part of your overall window cleaning and maintenance routine.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
  • Preventing dust buildup involves dusting surfaces regularly with a microfiber cloth, using an air purifier, and frequently washing your bedding.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • Lovelace O’Neal produced sprawling paints defined by tangles of drippy, roiled strokes.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
  • There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Avoid spraying when wind speeds exceed 5 miles per hour and use a low spray pressure to increase droplet size, as larger particles are less likely to move with the wind.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Leaving wet grass clippings on your lawn or sprinkling them over garden beds can create a breeding ground for fungal diseases and block airflow, creating a layer of humidity, says Handley.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
  • And Crawford has been sprinkling in a secret catchphrase no one has caught on to yet.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Hidden deep within the misty peaks of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the ancient city of Teyuna—better known as Ciudad Perdida—is one of South America’s most extraordinary archaeological sites.
    Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There, mountain gorillas roam the misty Virunga Mountains, a volcanic range shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or D.R.C., and Uganda.
    Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • December to March is technically rainy season but storms typically happen once per day.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • That number is 196,000 barrels a day lower than the comparable week last year, as cool and rainy weather may have dampened fuel sales, particularly in the Northeast.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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