Drizzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

rain lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɪzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɪzəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛmbˈaʊnd/.

Examples

When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant
drizzle the meat with melted butter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mizzle moisten

Parts of Speech

noun	very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
verb	rain lightly “When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant”
verb	moisten with fine drops “drizzle the meat with melted butter”

Word Forms

drizzly	adjective	wet with light rain
drizzle	verb	rain lightly
mizzle	verb	rain lightly
drizzle	noun	very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
mizzle	noun	very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
moistening	noun	the act of making something slightly wet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nieselregen

sehr leichter Regen; Stärker als Nebel, aber weniger als ein Schauer

🇫🇷French

bruine

pluie très légère ; plus fort que la brume mais moins qu'une douche

🇪🇸Spanish

llovizna

lluvia muy ligera; Más fuerte que la niebla pero menos que una ducha.

🇮🇹Italian

pioviggine

pioggia molto leggera; più forte della nebbia ma meno di una doccia

🇳🇱Dutch

motregen

zeer lichte regen; sterker dan mist, maar minder dan een douche

🇵🇹Portuguese

chuvisco

chuva muito fraca; mais forte que a névoa, mas menos que uma chuva

🇷🇺Russian

морось

очень небольшой дождь; сильнее тумана, но меньше дождя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बूंदा बांदी

बहुत हल्की बारिश; धुंध से अधिक मजबूत लेकिन बौछार से कम

🇧🇩Bengali

গুঁড়ি গুঁড়ি বৃষ্টি

খুব হালকা বৃষ্টি; কুয়াশার চেয়ে শক্তিশালী কিন্তু ঝরনার চেয়ে কম

🇮🇳Tamil

தூறல்

மிக லேசான மழை; மூடுபனியை விட வலிமையானது ஆனால் மழையை விட குறைவானது

🇮🇳Telugu

చినుకులు

చాలా తేలికపాటి వర్షం; పొగమంచు కంటే బలంగా ఉంటుంది కానీ షవర్ కంటే తక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

रिमझिम पाऊस

खूप हलका पाऊस; धुक्यापेक्षा मजबूत परंतु शॉवरपेक्षा कमी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝરમર વરસાદ

ખૂબ હળવો વરસાદ; ઝાકળ કરતાં વધુ મજબૂત પરંતુ ફુવારો કરતાં ઓછું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂತುರು ಮಳೆ

ಅತಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಳೆ; ಮಂಜುಗಿಂತ ಬಲವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಆದರೆ ಶವರ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാറ്റൽ മഴ

വളരെ ചെറിയ മഴ; മൂടൽമഞ്ഞിനെക്കാൾ ശക്തമാണ്, പക്ഷേ മഴയേക്കാൾ കുറവാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੂੰਦਾਬਾਂਦੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਹਲਕਾ ਮੀਂਹ; ਧੁੰਦ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਪਰ ਸ਼ਾਵਰ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوندا باندی

بہت ہلکی بارش؛ دھند سے زیادہ مضبوط لیکن شاور سے کم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细雨

非常小雨；比薄雾更强，但比阵雨弱

🇯🇵Japanese

霧雨

非常に軽い雨。霧より強いがシャワーより弱い

🇰🇷Korean

이슬비

매우 약한 비; 안개보다 강하지만 샤워기보다는 약함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mưa phùn

mưa rất nhẹ; mạnh hơn sương mù nhưng ít hơn mưa rào

🇹🇭Thai

ฝนตกปรอยๆ

ฝนตกปรอยๆ; แข็งแกร่งกว่าหมอกแต่น้อยกว่าฝักบัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

gerimis

hujan sangat ringan; lebih kuat dari kabut tetapi kurang dari pancuran

🇵🇭Filipino

ambon

napakaliwanag na ulan; mas malakas kaysa ambon ngunit mas mababa sa shower

🇲🇾Malay

hujan renyai-renyai

hujan yang sangat ringan; lebih kuat daripada kabus tetapi kurang daripada mandi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رذاذ

مطر خفيف جداً أقوى من الضباب ولكن أقل من الدش

🇮🇷Persian

نم نم نم نم باران

باران بسیار ملایم؛ قوی تر از مه اما کمتر از دوش

🇹🇷Turkish

çiseleyen yağmur

çok hafif yağmur; Sisten daha güçlü ama sağanak yağıştan daha az

🇮🇱Hebrew

זַרזִיף

גשם קל מאוד; חזק יותר מערפל אבל פחות ממקלחת

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