drizzly
/ˈdrɪzli/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रिज़्ली
बूँदा-बाँदी वाला, फुहार वाला
Core word
- 1
(of weather) with light fine rain falling
बूँदा-बाँदी वाला, फुहार वाला
- It was a cold, drizzly morning in Shimla.
- drizzly weather
- On a drizzly afternoon, we stayed home and played cards.
+ 2 more examples
- The drizzly weather made the roads slippery.
- Tea tastes best on a drizzly evening.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drizzly (adjective, before a noun)
It describes weather, a day or a place with light fine rain, and usually comes before a noun.
यह हल्की फुहार वाले मौसम, दिन या स्थान का वर्णन करता है और प्रायः noun से पहले आता है।
- It was a grey, drizzly morning in Darjeeling.
- We spent a drizzly weekend indoors.
be drizzly (after a verb)
It can also follow be, usually with the weather as the subject.
यह 'be' के बाद भी आ सकता है, प्रायः मौसम subject होता है।
- The weather was cold and drizzly during the whole trip.
- The evening turned drizzly.
comparison: drizzlier, drizzliest
Add -ier and -iest to make comparisons.
तुलना के लिए -ier और -iest जोड़ा जाता है।
- December was the drizzliest month of the year.
drizzly vs drizzling
Drizzly is a quality of the weather; drizzling is the action happening now.
'Drizzly' मौसम का गुण है; 'drizzling' अभी हो रही क्रिया है।
- It is drizzly today, and it is still drizzling.
+Collocations 5
drizzly + noun
daymorningweathereveningafternoon
- On a drizzly afternoon, the bazaar was almost empty.
adjective + and + drizzly
coldgreydampcloudymisty
- The match was played in cold and drizzly conditions.
drizzly + place or season
hill stationcoastwintermonsoonJanuary
- A drizzly January is common on the Konkan coast.
verb + drizzly
turnstayremaingetfeel
- The sky stayed grey and drizzly all week.
drizzly + sky and mood
grey skygloomy mooddull lightcool breeze
- A drizzly grey sky hung over the station.
“More examples 6
- The school trip was cancelled because of the drizzly weather.
फुहार वाले मौसम के कारण स्कूल की यात्रा रद्द कर दी गई।
- Radhika loves a hot cup of tea on a drizzly evening.
राधिका को फुहार वाली शाम में गरमागरम चाय पसंद है।
- The drizzly morning made the traffic move slowly.
फुहार वाली सुबह ने यातायात की गति धीमी कर दी।
- It was a dull, drizzly day, and nobody wanted to go to the park.
यह एक उदास, फुहार वाला दिन था और कोई भी पार्क में नहीं जाना चाहता था।
- The forecast for tomorrow is cloudy and drizzly.
कल का पूर्वानुमान बादलों और फुहार का है।
- The match was delayed twice by drizzly showers.
फुहार वाली बौछारों के कारण मैच दो बार विलंबित हुआ।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ It is drizzly since morning.
✓ It has been drizzly since morning.
Since needs a perfect tense, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ perfect tense आता है, simple present नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both are weather adjectives for rainy days, but they differ in strength and mood.
दोनों वर्षा वाले दिनों के लिए weather adjective हैं, पर तीव्रता और भाव में अंतर है।
With light, fine, often grey weather.
हल्की, बारीक और प्रायः धूसर वर्षा वाला।
- A drizzly morning in Pune.
General word for weather with rain of any strength.
किसी भी तीव्रता की वर्षा वाले मौसम के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- It is a rainy season.
Slightly wet air or surfaces, without actual rain.
बिना वास्तविक वर्षा के थोड़ी नम हवा या सतह।
- The air was cold and damp.