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drizzling

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verb

present participle of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
  • Thousands of demonstrators gathered on a drizzly day in Midtown, Manhattan, causing a vehicle closure for a 20-block stretch along Fifth Avenue, according to the New York Police Department.
    Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
  • Much to the chagrin of the 15,000 or so locals pulling for their countrywoman under a closed roof at Court Philippe-Chatrier on a drizzly day, Gauff versus Boisson wasn’t much of a contest, as might be expected from their rankings and relative experience.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • This can make your arrangement look more natural and cover any drippy glue.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • Ariella, 3, savored a drippy vanilla cone; a baby named Kaida licked a spoonful of chocolate, with help from her big brother, Bryant.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • On our radar: the best pair of leggings on the market in a misty blue, relaxed T-shirts, and the brand’s ever-popular belt bag, which almost never goes below $30.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 2025
  • From misty forests in the Pacific Northwest to crimson mesas in the Utah desert, here are seven stunning spots to glamp this summer.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Special agents alongside local law enforcement spent their rainy Wednesday going to businesses all over South Florida, including gas stations, grocery stores and retail stores.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
  • European cities are much more similar in road conditions than their U.S. peers where sunny Phoenix, Arizona, with its wide streets, is far easier for self-driving cars to master than the narrow cross-streets of cold and rainy New York City.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 July 2025
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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