as in sprinkles
a light or fine rain
the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities
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Recent Examples of drizzles
Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In Seattle, persistent light drizzles are the norm.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The warehouse chain’s vanilla soft serve and standard sundaes, topped with drizzles of chocolate or strawberry sauce, continue to remain a year-round staple.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
These devices offer long loops of gentle rainfall, thunderstorms or tent-like drizzles.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Here are details on the most mouth-watering drizzles of Asian sesame dressing, and the sad pours that are sure to wreck even the most expertly made food.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Plus, the cookies are not decorated with Crumbl’s common drizzles, pipings or crumbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Finished with drizzles of hot honey, this is a slice that blurs the line between lunch and dessert.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
What Seattle actually gets are persistent light drizzles, not downpours.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In Seattle, persistent light drizzles are the norm.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The warehouse chain’s vanilla soft serve and standard sundaes, topped with drizzles of chocolate or strawberry sauce, continue to remain a year-round staple.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
These devices offer long loops of gentle rainfall, thunderstorms or tent-like drizzles.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Here are details on the most mouth-watering drizzles of Asian sesame dressing, and the sad pours that are sure to wreck even the most expertly made food.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Plus, the cookies are not decorated with Crumbl’s common drizzles, pipings or crumbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Finished with drizzles of hot honey, this is a slice that blurs the line between lunch and dessert.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzles
Noun
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Throughout the film, the conversation (and there’s plenty of it) serves either to nail down plot points and character traits—or, as in a few Jewish riffs, as ornamental as sprinkles, to suggest substance that’s never developed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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There is a small chance of sprinkles on Friday, but the rain may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Recent storms and heavy rainfalls caused the area to flood again, prompting the city to jump back into action.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wild extremes of temperature, a heat dome, a potent bomb cyclone blizzard, epic rainfalls and violent tornadoes have wreaked weather havoc across the nation.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When it is finished, maybe a year from now, Bayfront Park will be the city’s front yard, a gathering place to celebrate culture and be dazzled by technology -- laser beams that shoot into the evening sky and a fountain that sprays 60 feet high.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Vicks Sinex Severe, for example, sprays an ultrafine mist that is less likely to irritate your nostrils with its residue.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.—
Patricia Lockwood,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bored by the beige that blankets most homes in the area, Everett swerved in the opposite direction.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Drizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzles. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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