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How to use drizzle in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Drizzle means to rain lightly. Example: “We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.”

Examples of drizzle by meaning

verbTo rain lightly.

  • We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.

verbTo pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.

  • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.

verbTo cover by pouring in this manner.

  • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
  • Drizzle with oil and a few squeezes from a lemon wedge or two and serve at once, with remaining lemon wedges on the side.2022, Melissa Clark, Dinner in One, →ISBN, page 49

verbTo urinate.

  • She'll be right back, had to drizzle before we leave.

nounLight rain.

  • Up here, it's a 'dreich' day with steady drizzle.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 39

nounVery small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the...

  • No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.

nounWater.

  • Stop drinking all of my drizzle!

nounSomething that is drizzled.

  • Its filling of apples was tender and sweet, and the drizzle of caramel rum sauce added sophistication.1999 November 21, Catherine Jones, “Restaurants: Palate and Palette”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
  • Thick shavings of Parmesan were plentiful, but the drizzle of “white truffle oil” promised on the menu had been forgotten.2009 May 29, Patricia Brooks, “A Retro Rebirth at a Storied Location”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
  • Drizzle is not normally good news.2013 January 23, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect lemon drizzle cake”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian...

More sentences with drizzle

  • The thundershower poured down on us as we ran home, but returned to a drizzle after several minutes.From the entry thundershower
  • 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
  • You can even drizzle the pancakes with a little caramel sauce!2024 May 15, Yevhen Klopotenko, “Syrnyky: Farmer cheese pancakes”, in The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen: Recipes from a Native Chef, New…. From the entry syrnyk
  • 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
  • I liked that there was no bright light but the perpetual clouds and drizzle were depressing.2010 March 15, Paul Y. Csige, The Symphony of Leif, CsiMec Incorporated, page 127. From the entry luck dragon
  • Arrange the stuffed peppadews on the planks and drizzle with olive oil.2010, Karen Adler, Judith Fertig, 25 Essentials: Techniques for Planking, page 43. From the entry peppadew
  • Lift each piadina onto a baking tray, drizzle with garlic oil (if using) and sprinkle with rosemary.2009, Pam Talimanidis, À La Grecque: Our Greek Table, Prahran, Vic.: Hardie Grant Books, →ISBN, page 184. From the entry piadina
  • The rain had tapered off to a sprinkly drizzle, Portland's most prevalent weather condition.2007, Bill Cameron, Lost Dog. From the entry sprinkly
  • Two medium eggs, dry pan "fried", still runny, added pepper and a drizzle of tomato sauce (ketchup).2006 January 12, Ozgirl, “Elegant food”, in alt.support.diabetes (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023. From the entry tomato saucey
  • The cheese is xynomyzithra, panfried and served with a drizzling of thyme honey.2005, Liz Smith, Dishing: Great Dish--and Dishes--from America's Most Beloved Gossip Columnist. From the entry xynomyzithra
  • 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
  • Ja well no fine, so I agree that it does drizzle here too.1998, Harold Strachan, Way up, way out, page 88. From the entry ja well no fine
  • Somewhere away from the drizzle and depression, the never-ending run of wellwished afternoon teas.1979, The Wall Reader: And Other Stories, page 51. From the entry wellwished
  • At 3 in the afternoon the breeze came up from the S with a thick drizzle.1971, Henry Raup Wagner, Spanish Explorations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. From the entry fall
  • The unpegged sides of the tent flapped and billowed in the wind, rain drizzled.1942, Emily Carr, “A Cup of Tea”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC. From the entry unpegged
  • It is just an ideal Xmas day here in California—a cold, drizzling rain all day.1927 December 26, Will Rogers, “Will Rogers Plays at Pessimism for a Day”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry Xmas Day
  • Up here, it’s a ‘dreich’ day with steady drizzle.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is Best in the Highlands”, in Rail, number 997, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN…. From the entry dreich
  • Nestle the feta blocks and rosemary sprig among the vegetables and lightly drizzle with the reamining 1 tablespoon oil.2022, Melissa Clark, Dinner in One, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry nestle
  • The drizzle became a hard rain and the semitrucks roared past me, kicking up a spray that blinded me.2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 140. From the entry semitruck
  • You’ll want to make her recipes for lemon drizzle cake and Victoria sponge cake this weekend for sure.2016 October 19, Sam Sifton, “Bake-Off!”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry Victoria sponge cake
  • Or you can serve it warm from the oven, with lashings of salted butter and drizzled with more honey.2014, Claire Clark, “Bara Brith: Wales”, in 80 Cakes from around the World, Bath, Somerset: Absolute Press, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN…. From the entry bara brith
  • And it's raining, a little bit of drizzle, but the crowd is amped up and ready for a big event today.2013, Hansi Lo Wang, “Morning Edition”, in National Public Radio. From the entry amp
  • Drizzle some of the chocolate syrup over the tops.2012, Matt Lewis, Renato Poliafito, Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, →ISBN. From the entry semifreddo
  • Drizzle a little of the salad dressing over the Cos or Romaine leaves around the 4 serving bowls.2010, Paul Hartley, The Marmite World Cookbook, Bath, Somerset: Absolute Press, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry romaine
  • Preferred shank’s pony, drizzle or no drizzle.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN. From the entry shanks' pony
  • Indeed, a light drizzle falls from clouds that look as though they've been rubbed out with a fat eraser.2000, Daniel Asa Rose, Hiding Places: A Father and His Sons Retrace Their Family's Escape from the Holocaust, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN…. From the entry smudgy
  • The drizzle became blustery rain as she approached Curracloe.1999, Colm Tóibín, The Blackwater Lightship, New York: Scribner, page 88. From the entry blustery

Meaning of drizzle

  1. verb To rain lightly.
  2. verb To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  3. verb To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.

Full definition of drizzle

Questions about drizzle in a sentence

How do you use drizzle in a sentence?
Drizzle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.”
What is a short sentence with drizzle?
“Drizzle is not normally good news.”
What does drizzle mean?
Drizzle means to rain lightly.

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