Grammar fix
drizzle
very fine, light rain
Very fine, light rain, or rain that falls in very small drops.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It was drizzling when I left the house, but I didn't bother taking an umbrella.
My city gets quite a lot of drizzle in winter, especially in the mornings, so I usually wear a waterproof jacket.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
People normally say 'drizzling' in everyday conversation; the stiff version sounds like a weather report.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
it's drizzling
It's drizzling again, so take a jacket.
We walked home while it was drizzling.
Don't confuse it
How heavy?
Weather · Rain: the words around “drizzle”.
drizzle Fine, tiny drops that hang in the air and keep going. You get damp, not soaked.
Learners often say
Not: There is drizzling outside.
Say: It's drizzling outside.
Use 'drizzling' as a verb with 'it', not as a noun after 'there is'.
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More rain words
Say it in the rain
get caught in the rain
I got caught in the rain on my way back from lunch.
it looks like rain
It looks like rain, so let's bring the washing in.