mizzle
9.3
Very light rain that barely makes things wet
- noun
- /ˈmɪzəl/
- UK
:
llovizna
- He stood on the balcony, watching the mizzle fall softly on the rooftops below.
Examples
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But I was awake, listening to the mizzle in my pillow, to the furniture furtively sagging, to the house creaking under the wind assaults.
Fiction book (2002) -
We took a walk through the park, enjoying the gentle mizzle that refreshed the air.
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The mizzle made it difficult to see the distant hills as we drove down the narrow road.
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Etymology
The word mizzle looks like a mix of mist ('thin fog') and drizzle ('light rain'), which gives a clear image of tiny wet drops. So mizzle means very light rain — heavier than mist but lighter than a shower.