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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
  • On a drizzly fall day, Sarah Reynolds Green gathers a mess of collards, hugging the bouquet with both arms.
    Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Throngs of demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown Washington on the drizzly Saturday for the People’s March, organized by a coalition of groups, including the Women’s March.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Corticosteroid nasal sprays can help relieve drippy noses.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Abstract Expressionism, a painterly movement that trumpeted drippy strokes and flat canvases, was still in vogue when Whitten enrolled at Cooper Union in 1960.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Reverence and awe for the remote islands, rolling hills, and misty mountain peaks are the subjects of songs, poems, and great literature.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Fort Shafter sits between the misty, dark-green mountains of the Ko’olau Range and the Ke’ehi Lagoon.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Recent urban expansion and years of inadequate rainy seasons have significantly increased human-wildlife conflict in the area.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) will conduct tests this rainy season to determine whether the projects are improving as much as expected.
    Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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