■ noun
1》 light rain falling in very fine drops.
2》 a thin stream of a liquid ingredient trickled over food.
■ verb
1》 ( it ~s , it is drizzling , etc.) rain lightly.
2》 trickle (an ingredient) over food.
Derivatives
drizzly adjective ( drizzlier , drizzliest ).
Origin
C16: prob. based on OE drēosan 'to fall', of Gmc origin; prob. related to dreary .