---
title: drizzle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drizzle» in the school dictionary: Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drizzle/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) / drizzle

# drizzle

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Drizzle, light rain, It, we, cold drizzle, Mum · **What happens:** be, fall, drizzle, mean, walk, start · **To what, where:** light rain, small fine drops, weather, rain, cooking, drizzle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«drizzle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [drizzle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drizzle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:m1:1
# text = Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops.
1	Drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Drizzle | light rain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | gerund | light rain *not said here* |  |  | small fine drops |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in drop=Location |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To drizzle (weather) means to rain lightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:m2:1
# text = To drizzle (weather) means to rain lightly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drizzle	drizzle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	lightly	lightly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drizzle** | to-infinitive |  | weather |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent weather=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | rain |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In cooking, to drizzle is to pour a thin stream of liquid over food, such as honey or oil.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:m3:1
# text = In cooking, to drizzle is to pour a thin stream of liquid over food, such as honey or oil.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	drizzle	drizzle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drizzle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | cooking |  | over food and honey or oil; pour *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's only drizzle, so we can still walk to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x1:1
# text = It's only drizzle, so we can still walk to school.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | drizzle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | can | we | drizzle *not said here* |  | school | still |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent drizzle=Theme to school=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cold drizzle fell all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x2:1
# text = A cold drizzle fell all afternoon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a cold drizzle |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It started to drizzle as we left the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x3:1
# text = It started to drizzle as we left the park.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	drizzle	drizzle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **drizzle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past | we | the park |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent park=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drizzle honey over the pancakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x4:1
# text = Drizzle honey over the pancakes.
1	Drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum drizzled lemon icing on the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x5:1
# text = Mum drizzled lemon icing on the cake.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drizzled	drizzle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drizzle** | past | Mum | lemon icing |  | the cake |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent icing=Theme on cake=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forecast says drizzle in the morning, sun later.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x6:1
# text = The forecast says drizzle in the morning, sun later.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forecast	forecast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the forecast | drizzle |  |  | morning |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent drizzle=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soon it began to drizzle; then the drops came faster, and there was a regular down-pour.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drizzle:x7:1
# text = Soon it began to drizzle; then the drops came faster, and there was a regular down-pour.
1	Soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	drizzle	drizzle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
17	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	down	down	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	pour	pour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | it |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **drizzle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | the drops |  |  |  | then | fast *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **be** | past | a regular down pour |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [driveway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/)
- next →: [drizzly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drizzly/)
- ↑ back to [D in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/)