Word of the Day

Drizzle

March 16, 2023

drizzle

driz-zle / drĭz-əl

noun 1. a very light, gentle rain of minute droplets of water Let your love be like drizzle: it comes softly, but still swells the river. Madagascan Proverb verb 1. to rain lightly It began to drizzle rain and he turned on the windshield wipers; they made a great clatter like two idiots clapping in church. From “Wise Blood” by Flannery O'Connor, 1925 - 1964 2. to moisten something by dispersing tiny droplets or a fine stream When the sun sets the air doth drizzle dew. From “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616
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