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verb (used without object)
1.
to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
2.
to fall in fine drops.
verb (used with object)
3.
to rain or let fall in fine drops; sprinkle: He drizzled honey over the fruit.
4.
to pour in a fine stream: Drizzle melted butter over the breadcrumb topping.
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Drizzled
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
5.
a very light rain.
6.
Meteorology. precipitation consisting of numerous, minute droplets of water less than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Origin:
1535–45; perhaps back formation from dryseling, dissimilated variant of Middle English drysning fall (of dew); akin to Old English drēosan to fall; cognate with Old Saxon driosan, Gothic driusan
1535–45; perhaps back formation from dryseling, dissimilated variant of Middle English drysning fall (of dew); akin to Old English drēosan to fall; cognate with Old Saxon driosan, Gothic driusan
Related forms
driz·zly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
drizzle
1540s, alteration of drysning "a falling of dew" (14c.), from O.E. -drysnian, related to dreosan "to fall." Related: Drizzled; drizzling.
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