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Nieseln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drip verb To fall in individual drops.
  • drizzle noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
  • sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.
  • sprinkling noun A small, thinly scattered amount of something.

Senses

Nieseln is used for these senses in English:

  • drip (intransitive, of the weather) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
  • drizzle (impersonal) To rain lightly.
  • sprinkle (intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
  • sprinkling A light shower of rain.

drip — full definition

  1. verb To fall in individual drops.
  2. verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
  3. noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
  4. noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.

drizzle — full definition

  1. noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
  2. verb To rain lightly, or to pour a liquid slowly and thinly over food.

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