n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: driz · zled ; driz · zling \ -z( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English drysnen to fall, from Old English -drysnian to disappear; akin to Gothic driusan to fall
Date: 1584
transitive verb
1 : to shed or let fall in minute drops or particles
2 : to make wet with minute drops : SPRINKLE <vegetables drizzled with olive oil>
intransitive verb : to rain in very small drops or very lightly : SPRINKLE
– driz · zling · ly \ -z( ə -)li ŋ -l ē \ adverb