DRIZZLE, DRIZZLING, DRIZZLY
ADJECTIVES
1790 — BANGY drizzling, overcast; misty; stormy → Eng. dial.
..19C — DEGGY drizzly, foggy → Eng. dial.
..19C — DRIZZERABLE drizzling and miserable, unpleasantly damp → sl.
..19C — FLISKY drizzling → Eng. dial.
1808 — DAGGIE → DAGGY drizzly, wet, misty, rainy → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1820 — DAWKY drizzly, moist → Sc.
1838 — MIZZLING drizzly → Amer. dial.
1869 — DAGGLY drizzly, wet, misty, rainy → Eng. dial.
1871 — HAINING drizzly, cold, drizzly → Eng. dial. obs.
1897 — DAMPING drizzling, showery → Eng. dial.
1899 — MIZZLY drizzling, misty → Amer. dial.
1900 — DAGGING drizzly, wet, misty, rainy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — HAUGULLIN’ drizzling, cold and damp → Sc. (Bk.)
1902 — HAZY drizzling → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — HADDERY drizzling → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — RAGGY with drizzling rain, misty, stormy and cold → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 — MIZZLETY drizzling, misty → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1330 — ROKE drizzle, mist, fog → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1540 — RUG drizzling rain; wet mist; also, wet weather → Sc.
1721 — HARL → HARLE a drizzle or fog coming up with the tide from the sea → Eng. dial.
1727 — DISSLE → DIZZLE a slight shower of rain, a drizzle → Sc.
1728 — MUG a drizzle, a light rain; a dull, damp, or gloomy atmosphere → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1808 — DAG a drizzling rain → Eng. dial.
1824 — DRIFFLE a drizzle, a slight shower of rain or snow; a short spell of stormy weather; a gale → Sc.
1825 — LIDDISDALE DROW a thick drizzle, a Scotch mist → Sc.
1839 — BANGE drizzle, light, fine rain → Eng. dial.
1867 — SCOTTISH-MIST a heavy drizzle → Eng. dial.
1898 — ASK drizzle, fog → Sc. (Bk.)
1899 — MIZZLE drizzle, a very fine or misty rain → Amer. dial.
1899 — MIZZLING drizzle, a very fine rain, mist → Amer. dial.
1900 — DAWCH a drizzling rain, a very heavy dew → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 — DAWK a drizzling rain → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 — DEW-MIST a drizzle or small rain resembling dew → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — EESK → ESK a drizzle, a slight rain → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — HADDER a drizzle, a fine rain → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — HAGGER a drizzle, a gentle rain → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — MOOR-GRIME a misty rain or drizzle → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — RAG drizzling rain with fog or mist → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 — EASTICK soft, cold, drizzling rain → Sc.
1908 — RAGGER a drizzle, a light drifting mist → Sc.
1908 — RAGGLE a drizzle, a light drifting mist → Sc.
1914 — COW-STORM a drizzling rain unaccompanied by wind → Amer. dial.
1914 — SMIRR → SMUR → SMURR a drizzle, a wet mist; a fog almost as heavy as a rain → Amer. dial.
1929 — DAB a drizzle, a fine rain → Sc.
1929 — HUGGER a drizzle, a gentle rain → Sc.
1931 — SIZZLE-SOZZLE drizzle, a gentle rain → Amer. dial.
1946 — SIZZLY-SOZZLY drizzle, a gentle rain → Amer. dial.
1966 — SET RAIN a steady drizzle, steady rain → Amer. dial.
1968 — SIZZLE drizzle, a gentle rain → Amer. dial.
1974 — YASK drizzle, fine rain → Sc.
1979 — SIZZLE-SAZZLE drizzle, a gentle rain → Amer. dial.
1986 — MIST RAIN a drizzle, a very light rain → Amer. dial.
1990 — TARANAKI SUNSHINE drizzle, rain → NZ sl.
VERBS
1400 — MUG to drizzle; to rain lightly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1639 — DRIFFLE to drizzle; to rain fitfully or in sparse drops, as at the ‘tail’ of a shower → Sc.
1674 — HASE → HAZE to drizzle → Eng. dial.
1700 — ROKE to drizzle; to be foggy or misty
..19C — DEG → DEGG to drizzle → Eng. dial.
1808 — DAG to drizzle; to rain gently → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1808 — HAGGER to drizzle, to rain gently → Sc.
1825 — DAGGLE to drizzle; to rain continuously; to pour in torrents → Sc.
1825 — SMUR → SMURR to drizzle; to become foggy or cloudy → Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
1830 — MINGE to drizzle → Eng. dial.
1838 — MIZZLE to drizzle; to rain in very fine drops → Amer. dial.
1845 — EESK → ESK to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc.
1866 — DISSLE → DIZZLE to drizzle, to rain slightly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1866 — DOZZLE to drizzle, to rain finely → Eng. dial.
1866 — SCOWDER to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc.
1892 — DAUK → DAWK to drizzle → Sc.
1898 — ASK to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — BANGE to drizzle → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DAMP to drizzle, to rain slightly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DEW to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DINGE to drizzle; to rain mistily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DINGLE to drizzle, to rain lightly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — SCOUTHER to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — HADDER to drizzle, to rain finely → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 — NATTER to drizzle, esp. along with a high wind → Sc.
1909 — MIST RAIN to drizzle; to rain lightly with very small drops → Amer. dial.
1929 — EITHER to drizzle; to rain slightly → Sc.