mizzling
Light rain falling
Mizzling describes a fine, misty rain—somewhere between drizzle and fog.
The word is chiefly British and somewhat old-fashioned: a gray mizzling afternoon.
To mizzle is to rain in this light, persistent way.
The related noun is mizzle.
Small scattered amount
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- light rainMild falling moisture
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- raindropsIndividual bits of precipitation
pitter-patter · rainfall · droplets · spray · mist · damp · moisture · wetness
Obscured by vapor
blurred · indistinct · obscured · gauzy · diffused · soft-focus · nebulous · faint
Sky fully veiled
- drearyDull and depressing
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- dankDisagreeably cold and wet
bleak · dismal · foggy · hazy · murky · cloudy · dim · somber
Subdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
introspective · subdued · quiet · reflective · nostalgic · plaintive · mournful · forlorn
sprinkling
Small scattered amount
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- light rainMild falling moisture
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
raindrops · pitter-patter · rainfall · droplets · spray · mist · damp · moisture · wetness
misty
Obscured by vapor
shrouded · blurred · indistinct · obscured · gauzy · diffused · soft-focus · nebulous · faint · dim
overcast
Sky fully veiled
dank · bleak · dismal · foggy · hazy · murky · cloudy · dim · somber · sullen
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
brooding · introspective · subdued · quiet · reflective · nostalgic · plaintive · mournful · forlorn · bittersweet