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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
  • After days of simultaneously damp and drizzly weather, Frieze New York opened its doors to a warm, bright, and energetic morning on Wednesday.
    Karen K. Ho for ARTnews, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
  • But part of being a professional is learning to care about doing the work, the blocking and tackling of being a high-quality player, whether that means training purposefully or caring about winning a match on a drizzly Tuesday night in the Netherlands when 75 people are in the stands.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Adjective
  • Ariella, 3, savored a drippy vanilla cone; a baby named Kaida licked a spoonful of chocolate, with help from her big brother, Bryant.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
  • At least there’s a lot of blood, and all of it is the drippy orange-brown stuff that gorehounds have come to see as a mark of integrity rather than the bright red digital garbage that looks all too gross for a very different reason.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The rain, which arrived in the North Bay part of the region late Sunday was expected to migrate to the South Bay and drop light, misty rain measuring in the tenths of inches through the afternoon, NWS meteorologist Dial Hoang said.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The present-day Affleck and titular accountant from The Accountant 2 seems to briefly reach out and touch the Sad Affleck of days of yore in this final memory, his eyes almost misty and voice quiet.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Inland flooding People in low-lying areas are familiar with how bad the streets get with Florida’s typical summer rainy season.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • Trump and Musk cuts kneecapped forecasters Southern California already faced massive wildfires in January — normally the rainy season.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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