mizzle
Misty rain; drizzleMisty rain; drizzle.
» It was mizzling.
Es nieselte leicht. — Yorwba
Моросил дождь. — marafon
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2 senses(UK, dialectal, uncountable)Misty rain; drizzle.
и́зморосьízmorosʹ
(uncountable)A mist; a fine spray; a spattering.
- very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Examples
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Origin
From Late Middle English misellen (“to drizzle”), cognate with Low German miseln, musselnFrom Late Middle English misellen (“to drizzle”), cognate with Low German miseln, musseln (“to mizzle”), Dutch miezelen (“to drizzle, rain gently”). Of obscure origin, possibly a frequentative related to the base of mist; or, related to Middle Low German mes (“urine”), Middle Dutch mes, mis (“urine”), both from Old Saxon mehs (“urine”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz, *mihstaz, *mihsk- (“urine”), from *mīganą (“to urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *meiǵʰ-, *omeiǵʰ- (“to urinate”). Compare also English micturate (“to urinate”), Old Frisian mese (“urine”), Low German miegen (“to urinate”), Dutch mijgen (“to urinate”), Danish mige (“to urinate”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower:drizzle
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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