Past tense of drizzle
regular verb
The past tense of drizzle is drizzled. The past participle is also drizzled.
Forms of drizzle
| Base form (V1) | drizzle /ˈdɹɪzəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | drizzled |
| Past participle (V3) | drizzled |
| Present participle | drizzling |
| Third person singular | drizzles |
Drizzled in a sentence
- It felt like rain, but it barely drizzled.From the entry feel like
- She drizzled some chamoy over her mango cubes.From the entry chamoy
- Cheesy filo tiropites, her famous chicken soup – avgolemono – and nutty, cinnamon-spiced baklava drizzled in syrup.2015, Loretta Hill, chapter 5, in The Maxwell Sisters, Sydney, N.S.W.: Bantam, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry tiropita
- The grilled leeks are then drizzled with a gorgeous, ruby-red pomegranate vinaigrette.2011, David Joachim, Fire It Up: 40 Recipes for Grilling Everything, page 310. From the entry pomegranate
- Rain drizzled steadily as we entered the semiprotection of a grove of trees.2003, Sharon Dunn, Romance Rustlers and Thunderbird Thieves, page 173. From the entry semiprotection
Meaning of drizzle
- verb To rain lightly.
- verb To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
- verb To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
Questions about the past tense of drizzle
- What is the past tense of drizzle?
- The past tense of drizzle is drizzled.
- What is the past participle of drizzle?
- The past participle of drizzle is drizzled.
- Is drizzle a regular or irregular verb?
- Drizzle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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