drizzle
noun/ˈdrɪzəl/
Frequency rank: #11,139 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Light rain falling in very fine, small drops.
Example sentence
We decided to keep walking even though there was light drizzle falling from the sky.
Synonyms & related words
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