Mizzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

rain lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪzəl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɪzəl/.

Examples

When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drizzle

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”

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

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷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.

🇳🇱Dutch

miezeren

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

шуметь

очень небольшой дождь; сильнее тумана, но меньше дождя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुषार-वर्षा

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

🇧🇩Bengali

মিজল

খুব হালকা বৃষ্টি; কুয়াশার চেয়ে শক্তিশালী কিন্তু ঝরনার চেয়ে কম

🇮🇳Tamil

மிஸ்ல்

மிக லேசான மழை; மூடுபனியை விட வலிமையானது ஆனால் மழையை விட குறைவானது

🇮🇳Telugu

మిజిల్

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

🇮🇳Marathi

मिझल

खूप हलका पाऊस; धुक्यापेक्षा मजबूत परंतु शॉवरपेक्षा कमी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિઝલ

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಜಲ್

ಅತಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಳೆ; ಮಂಜುಗಿಂತ ಬಲವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಆದರೆ ಶವರ್‌ಗಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിസിൽ

വളരെ ചെറിയ മഴ; മൂടൽമഞ്ഞിനെക്കാൾ ശക്തമാണ്, പക്ഷേ മഴയേക്കാൾ കുറവാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਜ਼ਲ

ਬਹੁਤ ਹਲਕਾ ਮੀਂਹ; ਧੁੰਦ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਪਰ ਸ਼ਾਵਰ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھلنی

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喷嘴

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

쯧쯧

매우 약한 비; 안개보다 강하지만 샤워기보다는 약함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh lừa

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

🇹🇭Thai

ผสมปนเป

ฝนตกปรอยๆ; แข็งแกร่งกว่าหมอกแต่น้อยกว่าฝักบัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

hujan gerimis

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحمل

مطر خفيف جداً أقوى من الضباب ولكن أقل من الدش

🇮🇷Persian

نیم بند

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

🇹🇷Turkish

ağızlık

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

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיזל

גשם קל מאוד; חזק יותר מערפל אבל פחות ממקלחת

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The primary meaning of 'mizzle' is 'very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower'.

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Using 'mizzle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mizzle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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