Drizzle vs. Showers — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Drizzle and Showers
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Drizzle
Drizzle is a light liquid precipitation consisting of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain – generally smaller than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) in diameter. Drizzle is normally produced by low stratiform clouds and stratocumulus clouds.
Showers
A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet.
Drizzle
Light rain falling in very fine drops
Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle
A steady drizzle has been falling since 3 a.m
Showers
A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky
A meteor shower.
A shower of leaves.
Drizzle
(in cooking) a thin stream of a liquid ingredient trickled over food
Raw mushrooms, thinly sliced and served with lemon, a little salt, and a drizzle of olive oil
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Showers
An abundant flow; an outpouring
A shower of praise.
Drizzle
Rain lightly
It's started to drizzle
Showers
A party held to honor and present gifts to someone
A bridal shower.
Drizzle
(in cooking) trickle a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over food
Drizzle the clarified butter over the top
Showers
A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead
Take a shower.
Drizzle
To rain gently in fine, mistlike drops.
Showers
The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
Drizzle
To let fall in fine drops or particles
Drizzled melted butter over the asparagus.
Showers
One that shows
A shower of thoroughbred horses.
Drizzle
To moisten with fine drops
Drizzled the asparagus with melted butter.
Showers
To throw or cause to fall in a shower
Showered confetti on the parade.
Drizzle
A fine, gentle, misty rain.
Showers
To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over
Showered the newlyweds with rice.
Drizzle
(impersonal) To rain lightly.
We had planned a picnic for Joe's birthday, but it ended up drizzling all day.
Showers
To fall over or be thrown or projected at
The confetti showered the street.
Drizzle
(ambitransitive) To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
Showers
To give or bestow abundantly or liberally
Showered confetti on the parade.
Drizzle
To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
Showers
To give something in great abundance to
Showered their children with affection.
Drizzle
To cover by pouring in this manner.
The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
Showers
To wash oneself in a shower.
Drizzle
(slang) To urinate. en
Showers
To fall or pour down in a shower.
Drizzle
(dated) To carry out parfilage, the process of unravelling.
Showers
To arrive or be given in abundance
Good wishes showered over us.
Drizzle
Light rain.
Showers
Plural of shower
Drizzle
Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.
Drizzle
(slang) Water.
Stop drinking all of my drizzle!
Drizzle
(baking) A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
Drizzle
To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain.
Drizzle
To shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
Drizzle
A fine rain or mist.
Drizzle
Very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Drizzle
Rain lightly;
When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant
Drizzle
Moisten with fine drops;
Drizzle the meat with melted butter
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