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Drizzle vs Monsoon - What's the difference?

drizzle | monsoon |

As nouns the difference between drizzle and monsoon

is that drizzle is light rain while monsoon is any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

As a verb drizzle

is to rain lightly; to shed slowly in minute drops or particles.

drizzle

English

Verb

(drizzl)
  • (ambitransitive) To rain lightly; to shed slowly in minute drops or particles.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The air doth drizzle dew.
  • (cooking) To pour slowly and evenly, especially with oil in cooking.
    • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.
    The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.
  • (slang) To urinate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Light rain.
  • (physics, weather). Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground. It is sometimes accompanied by low visibility and fog.
    • No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle .
  • (slang) Water.
    • Stop drinking all of my drizzle !

    • Derived terms

    * drizzly

    monsoon

    English

    (wikipedia monsoon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  • Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
  • The rains themselves.
  • Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

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